Why isn't the compiler upward compatible?

By SCI drivers, do you mean hardware?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Banks [SMTP:walter@BYTECRAFT.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 2:21 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: Byte Craft C Compiler
>
> John,
>
> You are right the V1.20b has better code compression.
> and would affect timed code.  You didn't state which SCI
> drivers you are using. The SCI library distributed with
> V1.20b is solid.
>
> Version 1.20b was released in August 1996 and was
> sent at that time to all registered users. Since that time
> support for the 16C66 67 76 77 has be added to
> MPC.
>
> Send support questions to support@bytecraft.com
>
> Walter Banks
>
> ----------
> > From: John Bellini <JBellini@STATPOWER.COM>
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Byte Craft C Compiler
> > Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 3:50 PM
> >
> > Is anyone using the Byte Craft C Compiler?
> >
> > For anyone who know about this compiler, I have been using
> > version 1.10d  for most of my programs.  I have recently tried
> > their newer version 1.20b.
> >
> > Errors seem to come from timing and communications
> > with the SCI.  I would like to  use the newest one because
> > it has better code compression and I can upgrade
> > my code each time they come out with a newer compiler.