What is a Compiler?

[Pommie]

Forget the semantics. Install Picc-Lite and have a play. Better still install C18 and play. If (when) you get stuck, just ask.

Mike.

 

[3v0]

Really being a cross compiler makes no difference

Suraj143 posted

A car of course you can drive it to a place.But the final output is the place that you go.

It means can I use any compiler to compile a C code?

Then what about other computer software engineers? They also writing computer port drivers in C can we use their compilers also?

Helping him undersand what a cross compiler is (that compilers generate code for specific targets) was helpful to him.

 

[Pommie]

There are no native pic compilers and so the point is rather mute.

Mike.

 

[3v0]

You need to use a compiler that produces machine code for the processor in question.

All I did was explain the difference between a compiler and a cross compiler.

 

[LabRat]

Dare I start pointing out that the compiler doesn't generate the machine code? The assembler and linker generates the machine code. The compiler generates platform specific assembler code.

No?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Dare I start pointing out that the compiler doesn't generate the machine code? The assembler and linker generates the machine code. The compiler generates platform specific assembler code.

No?

Not always, some compilers generate the machine code directly.

 

[Pommie]

Dare I start pointing out that the compiler doesn't generate the machine code? The assembler and linker generates the machine code. The compiler generates platform specific assembler code.

No?

Now and again I write assembler and it gets turned into machine code. Sometimes I write C and it gets turned into "insert anything you like in these quotes" and eventually machine code. The rest is just semantics.

Mike.

 

[LabRat]

Ah.. and when I'm involved, there is almost always... "some antics".

 

[Pommie]

Ah.. and when I'm involved, there is almost always... "some antics".

Well, I've had a dozen bears and a botle of red and that made no sense to me. Care to explain.

Shiet, doesnt your speeling go to ratchete at this time of knight.

Mike.

 

[LabRat]

Spelling in my post was correct:

Defn: Antics - 1. a ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.
2. A buffon, expecially a performing clown.

With this in mind.. re-read:


When I'm involved, there is almost always "some Antics".

 

[ericgibbs]

Well, I've had a dozen bears and a botle of red and that made no sense to me. Care to explain.

Shiet, doesnt your speeling go to ratchete at this time of knight.

Mike.

hi Mike,
Rem: that N-m query.
In an idle moment, I figured that if you held out at full arms length, two 750mL cans of fourX larger that would be 1.5N-m.

No many people know that. EDIT: Cr*p, I forgot about Nigel.! I guess he would know...

Did you see my correction from Ojisan >> Ojiisan.?

 

[donniedj]

Enough....

 

[Funny NYPD]

There are many different C compilers from different vendors, different countries, however, a good one does save time.

Sometime, it is so hard to find one.
Especially for the newest chips, e.g. the dsPICs. I tried both Microchip C30 and Hi-tech DSPICC, both of them are too buggy to be trusted for right now.

Anyone has a good recommendation?

 

[mister_e]

I heard Hi-Tech's C is no longer as good as it was before... can't confirm myself.

I use C30... and yeah sometimes it's a bit buggy depending what you want to do. Sometimes it's not a compiler issue.. but one of those 4575445 errata and/or silicone release

What kind of issue you got with C30?

There's still MikroElektronika MikroC for DsPIC30/33 and PIC24... never tried it myself...
https://www.mikroe.com/en/compilers/mikroc/dspic/

I like their development board though.