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From: eachus@spectre.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)
Subject: Re: New GNAT ports (was Re: Ada and Automotive Industry)
Date: 1997/01/10
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Date: 1997-01-10T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <dewar.852814793@merv> dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:

  > Writing a production quality backend for any machine from scratch is
  > a big project, of the order of person years for someone who knows what
  > they are doing. Adapting an existing backend (if one is available that
  > can be GPL'ed) is certainly a possibility, although sometimes clashes
  > in assumptions can make such a project harder than expected.

   For the 8051, starting with an the a version of gcc for the Intel
8086, 80186, 80286, or even the Z-80 should be a good start.  But a
gcc version that targets are 386 or higher is probably a waste of
effort as a starting point.

--

					Robert I. Eachus

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