22 Feb
2001
22 Feb
'01
10:02 a.m.
Hello, all:
Does anyone have a "favorite" compiler recommendation for the 8080?
I have TASM, which I like for the 6502, but it only does the Z80, which has
different opcodes. Thanks.
Rich Cini
http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
22 Feb
22 Feb
2:03 p.m.
First of all, TASM isn't a compiler is it? The versions of TASM I have are a
set of table-driven assemblers for a number of microcontrollers and
microprocessors. I personally like the CP/M (Digital Research) MASM assembler,
which I've had since Christ was a corporal and I use it under the Z80MU CP/M
emulator, though that's not a requirement. You could, of course use any of a
number of CP/M emulators, of which I imagine almost all CP/M-ers have at least
two favorites.
If you're looking for a compiler that supports the 8080, you need an older
version of AZTEC 'C' (assuming that compiler means 'C' compiler to you)
which is
very similar, I'm told, to the CC65 for the 6502. There are, of course,
countless others. One notable free compiler is the HiTech (Pacific) 'C'
compiler for the Z80, of which there's also a free version for the PC. Most of
the oldies are written to the K & R vision of 'C' rather than ANSI, which
didn't
have a standard back in the '80's.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com>
To: "'ClassCompList'" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: 8080 Complier Recommendation
Hello, all:
Does anyone have a "favorite" compiler recommendation for the 8080?
I have TASM, which I like for the 6502, but it only does the Z80, which has
different opcodes. Thanks.
Rich Cini
http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
23 Feb
23 Feb
2:19 a.m.
First of all, TASM isn't a compiler is it? The
versions of TASM I have are a
set of table-driven assemblers for a number of microcontrollers and
microprocessors. I personally like the CP/M (Digital Research) MASM assembler,
which I've had since Christ was a corporal and I use it under the Z80MU CP/M
emulator, though that's not a requirement. You could, of course use any of a
number of CP/M emulators, of which I imagine almost all CP/M-ers have at least
two favorites.
If you're looking for a compiler that supports the 8080, you need an older
version of AZTEC 'C' (assuming that compiler means 'C' compiler to you)
which is
very similar, I'm told, to the CC65 for the 6502. There are, of course,
countless others. One notable free compiler is the HiTech (Pacific) 'C'
compiler for the Z80, of which there's also a free version for the PC. Most of
the oldies are written to the K & R vision of 'C' rather than ANSI, which
didn't
have a standard back in the '80's.
Dick
My wife worked at Manx... Aztec was ok... but EcoSoft was more standard
and worked great.
Bill
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4:11 a.m.
Yup! Ive got the EcoSoft compiler lying about somewhere as well.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pechter" <pechter(a)pechter.dyndns.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: 8080 Complier Recommendation
> First of all, TASM isn't a compiler is it?
The versions of TASM I have are
a
<snip>
My wife worked at Manx... Aztec was ok... but EcoSoft
was more standard
and worked great.
Bill
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22 Feb
22 Feb
8:08 p.m.
Are you talking about an ::assembler::? If so, Z-80 doesn't matter as
an assembler for the 8080, since Z-80 is a superset of 8080. Just don't use
the Z-80 - specific opcodes. TASM reminds me of Borland Turbo Assembler.
With regards to a higher-level language compiler, there might be
directives to specify 8080 or Z-80 opcodes in the object file.
Edwin
At 16:02 2/22/01 -0500, you wrote:
Hello, all:
Does anyone have a "favorite" compiler recommendation for the 8080?
I have TASM, which I like for the 6502, but it only does the Z80, which has
different opcodes. Thanks.
Rich Cini
8:39 p.m.
The mnemonics are quite different for the Z80, though. I think he wants to
stick with the Intel mnemonics, which are quite different from Zilog's and which
some folks find somewhat easier to decipher.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwin P. Groot" <epgroot(a)ucdavis.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: 8080 Complier Recommendation
Are you talking about an ::assembler::? If so,
Z-80 doesn't matter as
an assembler for the 8080, since Z-80 is a superset of 8080. Just don't use
the Z-80 - specific opcodes. TASM reminds me of Borland Turbo Assembler.
With regards to a higher-level language compiler, there might be
directives to specify 8080 or Z-80 opcodes in the object file.
Edwin
At 16:02 2/22/01 -0500, you wrote:
Hello, all:
Does anyone have a "favorite" compiler recommendation for the 8080?
I have TASM, which I like for the 6502, but it only does the Z80, which has
different opcodes. Thanks.
Rich Cini
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