>I have a fair bit of experience in microchip assembly, having just
>completed an engineering thesis based on a PIC18F452, but I have a new
>project which will require a lot more sophistication than can easily be
>achieved using assembly alone.  My question, which is probably a recurrent
>one on this list, is which of the several C compilers should I be looking
>at.  My criteria are inter-operability with mplab, quality and quantity of
>libraries and of course cost.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

In addition to what Lawrence Lile wrote, do not forget that Microchip have
their own C compilers. If you are looking specifically for one for the 18
series, they have a demo version of C18, which is reputed to be a full
version, and when the demo period runs out you just re-install it to get
another demo period. It also has what appear to be a complete set of
libraries, but I am only going by the documentation I have downloaded. I
have not yet hit the road with C on PIC chips.

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