Small C, was ... Re: Algol vs Fortran was RE: VHDL vs Verilog - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

9 Feb 2010

Ben wrote:
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  e.stiebler wrote:
  Ben wrote:
  PS. The only small portable compiler I can find
 is Small C - version 1.0. 
 For the iapx432 ?
  no... for a small machine Z80/6809 ect. Hmm time to change the subject
 line. 
OK, I just did ;-)

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  How did that work back then to get software created
for a new machine?
 8080's had PLM compiled on a VAX or something along the same lines.
 Ben. 
Are you looking for a native or cross compiler ?
native : z80 : use cp/m, 6809 cubix ?
cross : to many to count ;-)

But I remember our first z80 software was developed on a VAX ...