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| manuel
msx guru
Berichten: 3382 |  Geplaatst: 31 Oktober 2006, 23:33 | I just found out that z88dk is in Debian. This is the description:
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z88dk is a SmallC+ and Z80 assemler cross compiler supplied with an assembler/linker and a set of libraries implementing the C standard library for a number of different z80 based machines. The name z88dk originates from the time when the project was founded and supported only the Cambridge z88 portable.
Supported machines: Cambridge Computers z88, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sinclair ZX81, CP/M based machines, Amstrad NC100, VZ200/300, Sharp MZ series, TI calculators (TI82, TI83, TI83+, TI85, TI86), ABC80, Jupiter Ace, Xircom REX 6000, Peters Sprinter, Sam Coupe, MSX1,Spectravideo, Mattel Aquarius, Peters Sprinter, and C128 (in z80 mode) machines.
Features: + Small C+ based compiler with structs, floats and other ANSI extensions + Module assembler/linker which only includes required library routines + Peephole optimizer with rulesets that reduce the size of generated code
by ~30% and improve speed
+ Easily retargetted C library including stdio routines + Retargettable VT100 terminal + Support for over a 25 z80 based machines
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Sounds like very interesting for MSX! I checked some of the docs (it also has an examples package) and there's indeed a specific MSX option for the appmake command to generate BLOAD files 
Dud anyone ever try this? | | AuroraMSX
msx master
Berichten: 1231 | Geplaatst: 31 Oktober 2006, 23:42 | I've tried Small C al looooooooooooong time ago. Small C+ seems to have some better options (like having structs and floats ). The peephole optimizer was actually an absolutely neccesary step, since the assembly generated by the C code generator would be filled with constructs like ld a,(hl)
ld (hl),aand other similar useless code...
Now if only it would include a 'huge' memory model with automatic code generation for inter-slot and inter-memory-mapper-block calls -- preferably with support for MSX-DOS 2 and MemMan memory management 
| | jltursan
msx professional
Berichten: 848 | Geplaatst: 01 November 2006, 02:00 | Quote:
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Sure!. Its MSX support is near zero with only the possibility of create console apps (I was able to compile a text adventure demo that comes as example and it works flawlessy). Its difficult to compile the full sources (at least without some fighting with GCCish C compilers for Windows) so it's harder than SDCC when talking of create library add-ons. Also, the final versions are released even slower than the linux kernels!.
In the positive side, seems that it's a very optimized Z80 compiler and there's a GREAT Sprite library, now for spectrum only; but with a bit of luck in a near future, for MSX too. You can see the lasts news about that here
| | manuel
msx guru
Berichten: 3382 | Geplaatst: 01 November 2006, 18:39 | AuroraMSX - but, could we compile a game like Big Blast with it and gain speed? | | AuroraMSX
msx master
Berichten: 1231 | Geplaatst: 02 November 2006, 20:16 | Quote:
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Sure
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