Hi, based on my experience with HC08 and PIC18 targets:
>My question: is Keil so well optimizing Yes, many/most commercial compilers produce better code. >or is there a possibillity that I can tweak my code so that sdcc would be >translating and linking Yes, tweaking and optimizing the code could produce code that sdcc ccompile to fit your memory constraints. Depending on your level of knowledge this could potentially be not too difficult, or it could turn out to be a large task. To start, look at the memory maps produced by the compiler, then some of the compiled assembly files and try to identify the biggest culprits and those that would return the biggest savings if optimized. I'm not familiar with C535 target but pointer usage is often an issue with small devices/architectures so, as a guess, you might want to look at those. Often the biggest gains come from a good strategical moves, not from smaller tactical tweakings, but this is not alway feasible. >I work on a Mac and want to get rid of PC software, Keil is the last I >use :-) Ah, fellow Mac users, if I can only get rid of PICKit flash burning utility I'd be PC free... >Setup: >Netbeans 6.7 Out of curiosity, do you use Netbeans as an IDE for C/sdcc? My poison is Eclipse/CDT. You might want to look at some stuff on my site at http://www.sparetimelabs.com See "printf revisited" for some write on experience of sdcc versus one commercial compiler. And "fun with hc08" for setting up Eclipse to use sdcc (or vice versa). just my 2 snt worth, Kusti ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Sdcc-user mailing list Sdcc-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sdcc-user
