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- From: eager@eagercon.com (Michael J. Eager)
- Subject: Re: Reconfigureable C-compiler for small microprocessors
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.172212.14130@eagercon.com>
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- Organization: Eager Consulting
- References: <92-11-090@comp.compilers>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:22:12 GMT
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- In article 090@comp.compilers, jack@tequila.vlsi.auc.dk (Jack Bukholdt Andersen) writes:
- >We are looking for a C-compiler, which allows the target instruction-set
- >to be reconfigured. Something like GNU gcc - but for much smaller
- >processors.
-
- Retargetable and reconfigurable compilers are what I would consider an
- advanced research project. I have seen some for microprogramming, but the
- description required is extensive. gcc is not retargetable; it is designed
- so that the code generator can be re-written easily, but so was pcc.
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