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Re: GCC for 6502

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David Schmenk wrote:
> 
> I looked into porting GCC and LLVM to the 6502 some time ago. Basically,
> those C compilers want a destination with registers. What doesn't the 6502
> have? Registers. So you end up doing exactly what is discussed in the
> posts: creating a pseudo-machine that is a sane target for the compiler
> and
> still has a chance of running somewhat efficiently on the 6502.

Discussion of C compilers on the Apple II is as old as dirt. And we may get
a chance to see another implementation before the second coming of Christ.
We need to tap Sheldon Simms on the shoulder and ask him how he's doing with
his Unix v6 port. :-)

-- 
]DF$
The Marina IP stack for Apple II--
http://marina.a2hq.com/

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GCC for 6502 D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-08-01 22:45 +0000
  Re: GCC for 6502 mmphosis <mmphosis@macgui.com> - 2016-08-02 16:11 +0000
    Re: GCC for 6502 D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-08-02 19:09 +0000
  Re: GCC for 6502 Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 10:35 -0700
  Re: GCC for 6502 David Schmenk <dschmenk@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 13:30 -0700
    Re: GCC for 6502 D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-08-03 21:24 +0000
      Re: GCC for 6502 Bill Buckels <bbuckels@escape.ca> - 2016-08-03 17:57 -0700
        Re: GCC for 6502 D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-08-04 17:40 +0000
          Re: GCC for 6502 handyandy802@gmail.com - 2017-07-06 12:05 -0700
  Re: GCC for 6502 D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-08-08 19:11 +0000

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