> > It would not make sense to support two compilers for the same
product.
>=20
> On the other hand, both C18 and HiTech's PICC18 got enough
> users to warrant the support, at least for the short term. By
> short term, I mean at least a few years down the road.
>=20
> > It would make a heap more sense to convert the apparently desirable
> > optimising features that Hitech have and roll them into the
Microchip
> > product, especially with the move to MPLAB X as the next generation
> > tools.
>=20
> That would take time.

Well, beta versions are available now, including the C30 compiler, to
run on Windows or Linux (different downloads) ...

http://devupdates.microchip.com/mplab/


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