[HECnet] gcc for pdp11

[Steve Davidson]

Paul Koning


On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Steve Davidson wrote:

Paul Koning
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Does anyone here use gcc for the pdp11?
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I've been doing some work on it to clean it up.   For one thing, it =
now =3D
builds, which certainly is a useful start... :-)
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I've been playing with the idea of writing an 82586 driver (UGH!) for =
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the Pro for RSTS, and seeing how disgustingly sick that chip is, =
doing =3D
it from scratch, or even seriously transforming existing assembly =3D
language drivers, is an unpleasant notion.   On the other hand, doing =
it =3D
in C (more precisely, borrowing from, say, the NetBSD driver, changed =
as =3D
needed) seems more palatable.
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I *think* gcc is close to being able to handle that job.   So I'll =3D
probably be using it for that purpose.   Am I the only user of that =3D
compiler or are there others?
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	paul
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Paul,
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Will "gcc" build for the VAX (or Alpha) so it can be used as a cross =
compiler
for the 11's on those platforms?

I'm pretty sure the answer is yes to both, but I don't know from =
personal experience.

	paul



If you wish to push it to STARS:: we can sure find out soon enough!

-Steve