There seems to be a fairly active GCC port for the MSP430 as well:
<http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net/>
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Martin K

Matt Pobursky wrote:

>Olimex and SparkFun are very good -- I've dealt with both companies 
>extensively. I'm not sure about the KicStart kit that comes with the
>EZ430 (I know it's been neutered to not output assembler source) but
>the standard free KickStart kit has dozens of example code snippets
>that covers most all the MSP430 peripherals. They don't vary much
>between chips, usually only in clocking options so they move easily
>from chip to chip. You can also download all the TI sample code (or
>used to be able to) from the MSP430 tools section of TI's website.
>
>Also check out the Yahoo Groups MSP430 group. It is very similar to the 
>PICList in that there are some real experts on things MSP430. All of 
>the major 3rd party tool vendors have people that watch and post to 
>that group. 
>
>I've been actively using MSP430s in new designs for about 3 years now 
>and I have to say it's become my favorite microcontroller family to 
>develop with over the PIC and AVR families. I still use all three, but 
>the MSP430 architecture, peripherals and tools are very very good (and 
>quite affordable too).
>
>Matt Pobursky
>Maximum Performance Systems
>
>  
>
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