From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f3171427030a87b5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-12-24 02:00:59 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!router1.news.adelphia.net!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cyclone0.chicago.il.ameritech.net!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!206.13.28.33!news.pacbell.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: David Kristola Organization: heaps of stacks MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Hogwasher 2.0 (Macintosh) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <01HW.B66B08C3016F43480541934C@news.pacbell.net> Subject: Re: Ada compiler for microcontrolers ? Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <00c701c06c6d$a7c1b9a0$347a97d4@d1> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 1:58:27 -0800 NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.194.212.92 X-Complaints-To: abuse@pacbell.net X-Trace: news.pacbell.net 977651889 63.194.212.92 (Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:58:09 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:58:09 PST Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:3387 Date: 2000-12-24T01:58:27-08:00 List-Id: On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 15:11:27 -0800, Hans-Olof Danielsson wrote (in message <00c701c06c6d$a7c1b9a0$347a97d4@d1>): > Hi. > > I would like to use restricted Ada for programming of microcontrolers like > M68HC16 and PIC16Cxxx with a GPL:ed Ada compiler system. Where can I find > one? > > I suppose there is none. The question is then how to get such a compiler > system ? > > !) Port GNAT/gcc. > > 2) Modify ada2nqc in Ada/Mindstorms ( see Ada Letters, sept 2000 ). > > Or what? Are you aware of other reuse possibilities? > > I would like to hear your opinion in this subject. Since you asked for an opinion... I would love to see an Ada subset compiler for various microcontrollers. I even thought it would be an interesting project to work up such a compiler for my Lego RCX. However, i just don't have the time, and there are a few other projects on my list ahead of this one. Ada2nqc and NQC might be a starting point. I think NQC's compiler is available in source form. It might be possible to merge the two compilers together to go directly from an Ada subset to the RCX byte code. -- --djk, keeper of arcane lore & trivial fluff Home: David95036 plus 1 at america on-line Spam: goto.hades@welovespam.com