Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!bbncca!sdyer From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.micro,net.micro.68k,net.wanted Subject: hot 68000 C cross-compiler sought Message-ID: <1258@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 18:51:10 EST Article-I.D.: bbncca.1258 Posted: Thu Jan 10 18:51:10 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 22:30:23 EST Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 17 Keywords: Tartan Labs, workstations vs. embedded systems No, not in the sense of "stolen", but something which produces better code than the myriad of PCC-derived 68K C compilers, such as the ones which have evolved from the original MIT C compiler. I spoke with Tartan Labs this week, but it appears that they are aiming their future 68000 C compilers towards workstations like Suns and Apollos, and are not planning to sell their compiler in a cross-development environment. This seems awfully short-sighted to me, since a good 68K compiler is greatly needed, and there are many many more systems with embedded 68000s in them than there are Sun workstations. Does anyone know of other compiler vendors who offer optimizing 68000 C compilers for a cross-development environment like a VAX? Is there any interest out there on the net for such a product? I suppose that a barrage of public interest here on USENET could influence Tartan's plans. Reply to me, and I will summarize. -- /Steve Dyer {decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!sdyer sdyer@bbncca.ARPA