On 17/01/2012 04:58, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Matt Bennett wr= ote: >> The XCxx effort is an attempt to help overturn the confusion about >> Microchip compilers. As I figure most everyone is aware, Microchip boug= ht >> HiTech a while ago, making an official "Microchip compiler" for the >> base-line and midrange PICs. >> >> There will be 3 Microchip compilers- one for 8 bit (PIC10 through PIC18)= , >> one for 16 bit (PIC24, dsPIC30, dsPIC33) and one for 32 bit (PIC32), wit= h >> an effort to make the syntax similar (at least eventually) between the 3= , >> such as similar ways to define config bits. >> > Thanks for the information. It is great that XC8 will work for all the > 8bit PIC MCUs. As for Syntax, I think C30/C32 are anyway based > on GCC so probably XC16/XC32 will again be based on GCC, right? > The syntax for PICC/PICC18 and C18 are quite different, probably > XC8 needs some work to be compatible with them. > This is interesting, I wasn't aware of it at all (not been keeping up=20 with Microchip stuff lately) I'll be interested to see how the syntax turns out. Not looking forward to reinstalling all the compilers again though... --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .