gnupic: Re: [gnupic] is it possible to use gas and ld?
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] is it possible to use gas and ld?
From:
Robert Pearce ####@####.####
Date:
26 Sep 2006 23:30:11 +0100
Message-Id: <20060926233026.f310944f.rob@bdt-home.demon.co.uk>
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:47:34 +0100 ####@####.#### wrote:
> My question is if it would be possible to use the gcc suite to output hex files suitables for pic development?.
>
> I'm actually referring to gnu as (and it's intel's 16 bits output) plus probably a custom linker script that allows code's placement within the desired pic's memory area at run-time.
>
> If it wouldn't could some one please tell us why?
If I understand you right, the answer is probably no, and the reason is that the GCC suite does not support the PIC family instruction set. GCC is designed to do the whole works on full spec modern processors like i386+, PowerPC or Alpha. What you want for a PIC is a toolset that's actually designed for small chips. Something like GNUPIC and SDCC.
