tvf@cci632.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer) (12/20/89)
For those who subscribe to the gnu.* heirarch (particularly gnu.gcc), there has been a discussion recently about building a version of gcc to support the 80286. The GNU people have mentioned some reasons why this probably cannot work, but they also mentioned something about Sozobon C. Sozobon C is a C compiler that runs on the Atari ST and the Amiga, generating 68000 assembly code. It is supposedly a full K&R C compiler with structs, enums, all the good stuff. I have the source for both the Atari and Amiga versions. There would be some work required to port the sucker, but it does look doable. Things I would like the compiler to do include: - generate either large or huge memory model code (small model could also be accomodated, I guess, but that is not a high priority for me) - int would be a 4-bit type (think of the code that could be ported more easily to our systems if this was the default) We could get it to generate output for 'as' to consume and generate .o files. Is this a silly idea? Would others like to work on such a project, or should I instead spend my time on useful projects? Thanks. Thomas V. Frauenhofer ...!rutgers!rochester!cci632!ccird7!tvf *or* ...!attctc!swamps!frau!tvf (tvf@frau, tvf@cci632) Daffy Duck Sings: "I once knew an acrobat's daughter who swung by her teeth from a noose. 'Til one day her bridgework gave way, and she flew through the air like a Goose!"