> My favorite toolset and compiler is MPLABX with C18 behind it.   I
> haven't been able to do a lot of stuff with XC8, because I rely heavily o=
n the
> Microchip Application Libraries and, well, they haven't been ported to XC=
8
> yet.  This alone should tell you something when
> Microchip's own libraries haven't been ported yet.=20

There is a reason the MLA hasn't been ported to XC8, the stated intention i=
s for all the libraries to be ported to Harmony, but that is currently only=
 for PIC32 devices. I believe by the time that Harmony gets out of beta, an=
d becomes version 1, then it will have been ported to all compilers and dev=
ices.=20

Harmony is a complete re-write of the libraries to allow mixing and matchin=
g of the various modules a lot more easily, some of which do not play toget=
her nicely when attempts to use them together in the MLA. Each will work fi=
ne on its own, but because they weren't designed to co-operate with each ot=
her. The re-write enforces co-operation between all the all the modules so =
they use common include files and other makes things work properly.

>  I also note that
> the pro version of C18 is still for sale on microchipdirect (and not
> the older 16 and 32 bit compilers), which is also telling.   In other
> words, XC8 just isn't ready for prime time. =20

It is not that XC8 isn't ready for prime time, but that porting from C18 is=
 such a hassle that many companies don't seem to want to know about, as it =
is a distinctly different compiler behind the scenes. Hence C18 still gets =
supported for production houses still using it.

However the XC16 and XC32 compilers are further developments of the GCC com=
piler already used for C30 and C32, so there is no reason to keep supplying=
 and supporting these older compilers.

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