gnupic: GPAL questions
Subject:
Re: GPAL questions
From:
Craig Franklin ####@####.####
Date:
24 Oct 2004 20:02:07 +0100
Message-Id: <417BB62B.8000704@users.sourceforge.net>
David McNab wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had a read through the GPAL manual - very interesting. Nice to see a
> high-level language being built especially for PIC.
>
> Just a few quick questions:
> 1. How active is GPAL development at present?
It is very active right now. It will continue to be as long as no more
gpasm bugs are found.
> 2. Are there any GPAL example programs available, preferably actual
> projects comprising multiple modules?
There is one example in gputils-extra. You will have to get it from CVS.
> 3. What support is there for initialised data tables, including
> strings?
Within subprograms initialized data is supported. Strings and idata
sections are on my TODO list. I don't know if it will make 0.13.0.
> 4. What support is there for PIC practicalities - eg accessing EEPROM,
> declaring data in EEPROM or program memory etc?
Right now, most of this stuff requires assembly.
> 5. I'm presently using CC5X free edition. What advantages would I see
> if I switched to GPAL?
I am not really familiar with CC5X capabilities. I doubt gpal has its
capabilities or maturity yet.
> 6. Is there a roadmap for GPAL?
>
Yes, but I have never published it. I will try to consolidate my lists
and get one ready for 0.13.0.
