zben@umcp-cs.UUCP (03/25/84)
Ron, it may be that this person wants a "c" compiler to execute in the
Native 1100 operating system environment. While this would be a very
useful compiler, we have not seen such a beast. We had a sideline project
for awhile to try to transport the ATT compiler out to the native
environment, but the project died due to the following factors:
1). The compiler does not produce anything like the standard assembly
language. Instead, it produces a "Bell Univac Assembly Language"
with local labels and other thingies that would be difficult or
impossible to fake, even with the power of the Univac meta-assembler.
2). The time to compile and link a copy of the Bell Univac C compiler on
our (as usual) hopelessly overloaded 1100/82 approached a half an
hour of clock (real) time.
3). Even if we had been successful in doing so, we would still have to
code a set of compatable runtimes (STDIO et al). While (ahem) my
Software Tools runtimes would be a very good start on such a beast,
the project died before we even got a chance to think about it.
Even so, I think the project worthy of work. Wish I had the time to
take it on (after the BITNET <=> ARPANET gateway? Sigh).
Ben Cranston ...seismo!umcp-cs!zben zben@umd2.ARPA