The market for Amiga software development is changing. In the not-too-distant future we will see software packages sporting instructions for use on PowerPC and under pOS. This is made possible by our ongoing development. As a forerunner in this field, we already have a fully functional compiler system for the PowerPC high-performance processor family.
The new code generator supports all RISC programming techniques such as automatic and intensive use of register variables, code scheduling (instructions in the program are automatically reordered to achieve optimal use of CPU resources), and peephole optimizations. The existing generic compiler optimizations such as dead-code elimination will of course remain available as well.
At this time HAAGE & PARTNER are working at top speed with the first PPC developer boards from PHASE 5 to ensure good PPC code quality.
The StormC linker for the PPC is available at the same time as the compiler. It allows programs to be linked as usual and even to mix Motorola 68k code with PPC code, thus greatly simplifying calls to PPC program functions and the exchange of data.
The Storm-debugger for the PPC will also be completed shortly. This will make HAAGE & PARTNER the first to offer an integrated development for PPC-accelerated Amigas.
Obviously a new PowerPC Amiga will also require a new operating system. What use are high processor speeds after all, if they are wasted on an old operating system bogged down by emulation overhead? With pOS, proDAD presents a new generation of system software that we consider the prime candidate for the next Amiga generation.
For this reason it is no more than logical that our development tools can be used to develop software for pOS. StormC is already being used intensively in the development of pOS itself; thus it goes without saying that it can also be used to compile programs that run under pOS.
The pOS version of StormWIZARD, which has also been completed, enables you to port your own software to this operating system with a minimum of effort. Your investments in Amiga software development are secure with the Storm line of development tools!
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