> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Herbert Graf
> Sent: 02 July 2009 21:56
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: RE: Is Hitech C deliberately slugging code in the 
> free version..?
> 
> On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 15:30 -0400, Lucas wrote:
> > inserting instructions. The Pro version of the compiler knows every 
> > possible way to optimize the poor code that the lite version would 
> > generate, hence the name.  Sly marketing...
> 
> Sly marketing? Frankly, if their free version went from doing 
> these optimizations to not doing them (honestly, a compiler 
> that doesn't take
> i++ and output INCF is BROKEN in my mind), and yet nothing was said to
> that effect, I would call it at best sleezy, at worst 
> something much worse.


The description of Lite mode on the HiTech website clearly states
optimisations are disabled.

I think people are missing the point, if you wish to evaluate the
compiler for a commercial project, you can do so, with full
optimisations enabled for (I think) 45 days.  The Lite mode is really
for simple hobbyist projects where the ability to use any device often
outweighs the bloated code it produces.

Regards

Mike

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