[net.micro] 6800 C Compiler

vax1:toma (02/08/83)

	Does anyone out there have (or know of) a 6800, 6801, or 6301 C
cross-compiler?  We would gladly pay postage, copying costs, etc., and if 
there is a sales price, let me know what it is and we'll think it over.

	Please reply directly to me; if anyone else is interested
let me know and I'll send copies of the replies (if any).  If there is 
enough interest, I'll post a summary to the net.

				Tom Anderson
				John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.

bernie (02/11/83)

The sad fact is that the 6800 family simply can't support a C compiler
efficiently.  The most you could hope to do is bring up a cross-compiler
running under UN*X, and even then the resulting code would be pretty bad.
The 6800 is a lot better than the 6502 for high-level language support,
but still isn't powerful enough.  Your best bet is to upgrade to a 6809,
which doesa very nice job of supporting decent high-level languages.
				--Bernie Roehl
				...decvax!utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie