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From: imagecft@netcom.com (Richard Man)
Subject: v 0.43 of icc11, a DOS hosted HC11 C cross compiler, is available
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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 09:42:09 GMT
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Release v 0.43 of icc11 is now available on
	cher.media.mit.edu:/pub/incoming/icc11
	netcom.com:pub/imagecft
		readme
		user.asc
		icc11v43.zip

You need zip 1.9+ to extract the files.
Here is the readme file:
==
Feb 8, 1994

This is pre-general release 0.43 of the C Cross Compiler for HC11. This
program is not in the public domain, but this release may be distributed to
other FTP sites or BBSs provided that all files are included as is without 
any modifications.

The files included are:

user.asc	ascii version of the user manual
user.ps		postscript version of the user manual
readme		this file
readme.cpp	readme file for the DECUS C preprocessor
readme.lcc	readme file for the lcc compiler front end
cpp.mem		description of the DECUS C preprocessor
icc11.exe	compiler driver
icpp.exe	C preprocessor
iccom11.exe	compiler
ias11.exe	assembler
crt.s		C runtime file
printf.c	simple printf like function
dhry.c		v 1.1 of dhrystone benchmark

Even though there is no relocatable linker included, the assembler, the
compiler and the compiler driver have been written such that mulitple files
of different types can be specified. For example, you may compile your
program and "link" it with the simple printf provided with these commands:

	icc11 <your C and asm files> printf.c
	or
	icc11 <your C and asm files> printf.s
		if you compile printf.c to printf.s first

This release fixes some bugs, exposes more command line switches to the user
(e.g., check for ANSI conformance), includes some rudimentary debugging
aid and adds a few more peephole patterns.

Note that the next release will likely use a modified version of Alan Baldwin 
relocatable assembler and linker. Assembler modules will need to be changed
when that happens. Note that this will be a giant step toward the general 1.0
release, so send it your favorite "much-have" features - 1) floating point
code generation, 2) libraries and header files, and 3) debugging.

The builtin peephole optimizer increases the code quality typically by
about 10%-20%.  On a 2 Mhz NMI SBC, I get ~200 dhrystones per second (V1.1). 
This is in comparison to 400 dhrystones per second as quoted by a $1200 
HC11 compiler vendor, and 200 dhrystones per second as quoted by the the 
same vendor on its major competitor costing $2000!

The assembler now supports the "sect" pseudo op, allowing code and data 
sections to have their own program counters. This is especially useful in
systems where the code would reside in EEPROM and data reside in RAM.

There is now a version of the "miniboard" library that is compatible with
icc11. For information on this library, please contact Fred Martin at
fredm@media.mit.edu. Miniboard is a single chip mode HC11 system with on
board motor drivers and sensors designed by Fred.

Change Log:
-----------
Feb 8 1994 release 0.43
	- Fixed misc bugs
	- Added debbugging line labels and variables' offset table
	- Exposed more compiler switches
	- Better code generation for char data type
Jan 16 1994 release 0.42
	- A line was accidentally deleted in the src code resulting in embedded 
	  asm not being accepted
	- Documentation on embedded asm should mention instructions must start
	  with a space or tab
Jan 15 1994 release 0.41
	- The driver now supports environment variable ICC11_LIB
	- Better handling of / vs \ in file paths
	- The preprocessor now supports environment variable ICC11_INCLUDE
	- Several bug fixes in the code generator:
		. long operand names were output incorrectly
		. return sequence sometimes trashed register D
		. occasionally a short branch was generated when a long branch 
		  sequence should be used
	- Better error reporting from the assembler
	- Recompile using VC 1.5. The programs no longer run under OS2 protected
	  mode (a 32 bit OS2 and DOS version is available, please read the user
	  manual for information)
Dec 12 1993 release 0.40
	- Add a builtin peephole optimizer
	- Add embedded asm support
	- Add sect pseudo op to the assembler
Nov 16 1993 release 0.30
	- Recompile using 16 bit compiler. The system now runs on 8086 real (DOS,
	  386 VDM, DOS emulators) and 286 protected (OS2 1.X+) modes.
	- The calling convention has been changed so that it is not necessary to
	  save and restore IX in a function. This makes it more compatible with
	  existing libraries (such as the miniboard lib) and the resulting code
	  is faster too.
Nov 11 1993 release 0.20
	- full structure support (assignment, argument and function returning)
	- added support for signed divide and modulo 
	- better code generation for frame pointer access
	- assembler listing file was not being created
Oct 27 1993 release 0.11
	- hexadecimal and octal literal constants were not accepted
Oct 18 1993	release 0.1

Richard F. Man
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