On 13/08/12 03:57 PM, BxS wrote: > Hi TUs, > > I think is time for a cleanup in microchip compilers that I maintain, > lets start: > > a) Merge hitech-picc_bin[1] and hitech-picc-18_bin[2] to > microchip-mplabxc8-bin[3]. > Microchip bought [1] and [2] but now they are now legacy compilers, > Microchip decide to make [1]+[2]=[3], microchip-mplabxc8-bin[3] are > just the new versions of [1] and [2] packaged together with some small > additions. > The code for [1]&[2] should just compile in [3], if not the changes > needed are very minimal, like in a normal new compiler version. > [1]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52776 > [2]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52777 > [3]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57911 > Merged. > b) Merge microchip-mplabc32_bin[4] to microchip-mplabxc32-bin[5]. > [4] are now a legacy compiler, Microchip decide to make [4]->[5], > microchip-mplabxc32-bin[5] are just the new versions of [4], with some > additions like C++ support. > The code for [4] should just compile in [5], if not the changes needed > are minimal, like in a new version of a compiler. > Also [4] for Linux don't appear any more in any Microchip webpage. > [4]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52726 > [5]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57912 > Merged. > c) Delete hitech-dspicc-bin[6]. > [6] are a legacy compiler for a long time, Microchip in [6] page says: > "Microchip highly recommends the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC24 and dsPIC > (SW006012) for new designs." > Note that the recommended (SW006012) are this days already also a > legacy compiler, the (SW006012) have been replaced by > microchip-mplabxc16-bin[7], so you can have an idea. > Also [6] have 0 votes. > [6]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54315 > [7]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=59174 > Deleted [6]. > d) Delete hitech-picc32-bin[8]. > [8] are a legacy compiler for a long time, Microchip in [8] page says: > "Microchip highly recommends the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 (SW006015) > for new designs." > Note that the recommended (SW006015)=microchip-mplabc32_bin[4] are > this days already also a legacy compiler, as you can see in my b) > merge request, so you can have an idea. > [8]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54315 > Deleted https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54316 which is what I assume you meant. > Sorry for all the requests, thanks for everything. > > Best Regards, > BxS > Thanks!
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