Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!bruce!monu0.cc.monash.edu.au!vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au!apm279l From: apm279l@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Re: C compiler for HP48SX Message-ID: <1991Jun24.210635.86948@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> Date: 24 Jun 91 11:06:35 GMT References: Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia Lines: 30 In article , caeaves@icaen.uiowa.edu (Cory A Eaves) writes: > > I have looked all over for a C compiler for my new HP48SX, and I have drawn the > conclusion one doesn't exist. > > Does anyone know of one? If not, why not? Doesn't seem like that bad of an > idea. One could take the C source for an existing compiler and modify it > without a whole lot of effort to target the Saturn. > > Imagine the software this would open up for us? > > How about it? Anyone interested helping with this project? I have exper- > ience with compilers but not a lot with the HP. Any HP gurus interested? > > > -- > ceaves@pps2-po.phyp.uiowa.edu (Just call me Cory) I'm actually working on it. I've been writing a (crudish) C compiler for a "generalised" machine (ie a C front end compiler which produces assembly-style instructions for which you write a machine-dependent back-end. Mainly to see if I can do it! Well it's about 1/2 way there. Very little optimisation yet too. I was going to make Saturn my first back end. I guess it'll end up as approximately ansi-C. Will let the net know... Peter PS: I have a brother in law in physics at uiowa - do you know jsa@.. ?