> Why can I not find if there is an 18F back-end for gcc?

I don't understand the question. How would you find that there is NO
backend for a let's say a 74HCT595? You can only find what is there...

But to my best knowledge there is no backend for the 18F's, and there
would be a lot of demand. But I think the 18F's are nmot as C-friendly
(at least not GCC-friendly) as Microchip says. For efficient code
generation you would have to make the step from GCC's stack/registers
oriented organistation to the one-register/direct-memory-addressing PIC
architecture.

Wouter van Ooijen

-- -------------------------------------------
Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl
consultancy, development, PICmicro products
docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu
 

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist