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From: tech@usceast.UUCP (System Technician)
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Subject: Re: ST Development Systems
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Date: Sat, 28-Jun-86 23:23:16 EDT
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>[munch, munch]
>
>We prefer a cross-development system, running under UNIX, but I fear
>such a beast does not exist.

>Our needs are:  more than 32k static initialized data (we have lots of
>tables), a good pre-processor (handles #if defined(X) || defined(Y), etc)
>unsigned as an attribute, rather than as a type of int (we need unsigned
>chars), a reasonable debugging environment (compatible with SID, or 
>better).
>
>Above all this, we need a reliable compiler/linker.  We do NOT want to 
>spend our time debugging the tools.
>
>
>
>Ideally we would like the whole system to run under UNIX (Xenix on an AT,
>actually), producing a .prg there and then downloading the binary to the
>ST.  Has anyone hacked SUMac to work with the ST ?
>
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated,
>
>Regards,
>David Rowley
>Looking Glass Software
>utzoo!watmath!looking!david

Hello,
	If you can get your hands on a 68k Unix box the compiler just needs
to be told to save the relocation information and you have to filter that
to look like a Gem program.
	The only problem with this solution is that you get to write your
own system calls which I think is worth the price. If you would like to
see an example filter, one that converts a Unisoft ld format to a Gem format.
	By the way getting the character oriented stuff is actually pretty
easy. 
					Good Luck.
					W.R.Wood