My C compiler from IAR cost over $2000 and it doesn't even support array of
function points for jump vectors.  Hence I have to do a lot in assemble to
keep the code compact.


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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Dale Botkin
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [PIC]: PIC IDE competition schematic


On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Bob Barr wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:18:04 -0000, Jon Baker <jon@HAYSEED.NET> wrote:
>
> >Thanks Richard - Yeah I noticed it had been about a year since the
> >competetition actually started. Aparently there have been about 20 people
> >who expressed an interest / are 'working' on it. Rules say it has to be
in C
> >unless you can justify exactly why it cant be done, my answer is that
> >assembler is free and most likely makes better use of space.. In effect
its
> >got to be done in less than 8k.. or theres no room for a program to
actually
> >do anything with the hard drive !
> >
>
> Unless the rules have changed, I believe that the program must not
> only be written in C, but specifically in HiTech C.

...thus disqualifying the vast majority of PIC developers, especially
those who don't do it for a living with employer money.  I could very well
be wrong, but isn't HT PICC by far the most expensive compiler you can
find for the PIC?

I'm sure it's a nice product (though I do prefer CCS), but at $850 the
price is simply too steep for me.

Dale

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