Re: [sdcc-devel] Future relevance of SDCC for current µC?

[Philipp K. K. <pk...@sp...>]

Am 22.05.23 um 11:00 schrieb Sam Wilson:
> So I think the way to stay relevant among those that develop embedded 
> software professionally is to get good support for current 8-bit 
> microcontrollers (for the time being I include stm8 and the rabbits 
> here), such as the PICs. Especially the PICs need a better compiler than 
> the vendor-supplied horrorshow. Especially if it is able to produce HEX 
> files ready to flash onto the device. So it is my opinion that improved 
> PIC ports, able to target a wide range of PICs is not a bad idea. And as 
> I understand, PICs are not dissimilar to the Padauks, so maybe we can 
> derive a new port from the existing pdk one.

Unfortunately, the pic ports are still unmaintained, and no current SDCC 
developers are PIC experts (or have a strong interest in PIC), so unless 
someone with PIC expertise from outside helps/joins, any PIC 
improvements are very unlikely.

Philipp