> To cap this the last time I did use a 16bit cpu and tried to do this, > examination of the assembly proved the (name deleted) compiler was too > dumb to take advantage.
Now, irrespective of which compiler Steve is referring to... In the delusion that I may have to migrate to embedded systems when my luck with system and network administration runs out, I follow the traffic on the avr-gcc mailing list. Even though criticism on _this_ list of GCC is often borne out there, one has to grant that avr-gcc is a dramatically superior product to any other offering for the target CPU. GCC is a monstrosity, but nothing else addresses all the issues that it resolves. The cost is extremely high, but in my opinion it is worth paying. I think GCC is closer to an organism than to a formal translator and that may well be its strongest suit. ++L
