> > - stimulating (paying?) someone/some group to create a GCC for the
> > 12/14/16 bit cores?
> 
> You'd be better off basing it on SDCC. GCC (IIRC) code 
> generally requires a 32-bit architecture to run on.

No, a 16-bit arch is fine, but the GCC assumes a register architecture,
not a single-accumulator architecture like a 12/14 PIC. So it won't be
as easy as adding a 'typical' processor.

But note that for hobby use it need not be as effective (in terms of
code density) as a commercial compiler (it might even be a good idea to
keep the commercial compiler companies interested in PICs!), provided
that it is reliable (in terms of correctness of the produced code).

> Hell, I'd pay him to do it!

contact him! (or the others who are mention in another post)

> > - bombarding some Jal-developers (not me) with 30F samples until Jal
> > supports the 30F?
> 
> Yeah... That sounds like a good plan. But why opt out of the fun? :D

Not enough time, got to earn money, pay the rent :(

But if uChip would want to hire me to create Jal++ ....

Wouter van Ooijen

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