tmetro@lynx.northeastern.EDU (07/25/88)
I am looking for a good assembler and C compiler to run on a //c. I'd like the assembler to be able to handle 65C802 code in addition to 65C02. I know Merlin-16 is one such assembler that will do this, but it won't run at all if you don't have the '802 installed. I was looking through the APDA catalog and I see that I can get: ORCA/M Macro Assembler MON+ Symbolic Debugger ORCA/M Floating Point Libraries Small-C Compiler Is ORCA/M becomming more popular than Merlin (on the //gs)? It would be nice to have a compiler that will be compatable with the demo source code that is abailable. Is ORCA/M (Apple ][,//e,//c version) 65C802 compatable? Has anyone used this "Small-C Compiler"? Is it a good enough implementation of C for most applications? Here is the description listed in the catalog: All full C language statements are supported, along with most operators and short and long integers. Supports P-code for space efficiency and native code for speed. Complete source code for the compiler is included. Requires ORCA/M. I have stayed away from compiled languages on the //c because from what I have heard most are a real kludge requiring alot of slow disk access. For now I'll be working with 5.25" drives and stock 128K of RAM. I'm wondering if this version of C is any better. Any suggentions of alternate assemblers/C compilers that will run on a //c? I'm sure the net has seen enough of this type of stuff, so email comments. I will post a summary of the replies. Thanks. ___________ / Tom Metro \_____________________________________________________________ | _ _ | | INET: tmetro@pro-angmar.uucp --/\/\_| |_| '- DigiTell, Inc. | | ARPA: crash!pnet01!pro-angmar!tmetro@nosc.mil Newton, MA | | UUCP: [ihnp4 sdcsvax nosc]!crash!pnet01!pro%angmar!tmetro | |_Alternate: tmetro@lynx.northeastern.edu__________________________________| "The Ghost crowd supports me. They're "BOO"-ing you!" -Hobbes
bird@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Walters) (08/01/88)
> I am looking for a good assembler and C compiler to run on a //c. > I'd like the assembler to be able to handle 65C802 code in addition > to 65C02. I know Merlin-16 is one such assembler that will do this, but > it won't run at all if you don't have the '802 installed. Not exactly true. The real name is Merlin 8/16 which means you get two disks. One runs only on 65816/65802 and the other runs anyplace you have a 6502/65C02 or on the IIgs in emulation mode. The differences in operation between the two seem to be shrinking as Glen moves some of the user interface from the Merlin 16 version back the Merlin Pro. -- Joe Walters ihnp4!ihlpf!bird IHP 1F-240 (312) 416-5356