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Hey I heard you'd love a decent C compiler for the 6502 but feared compiling GCC ... Problem resolved, here's a binary release of gcc-6502: https://github.com/sgadrat/gcc-6502-bits/releases/tag/v8.4.1-2 (If someone feels brave, a Windows build would make for an awesome PR ☺️ ) https://github.com/sgadrat/gcc-6502-bits/releases/tag/v8.4.1-2 5 comments
 @zirias @RogerBidon I think the reason might be that gcc has great tools and probably a very good backend. In the end it’s probably also a matte of taste. More compilers is always good. @root42 @zirias Where I use it, main loop and critical paths are in assembly C is used for menus. When I code these menus, I rely a lot on inlining. I too often see cc65 code being inlined by hand or using specific syntax cause it produce better assembly, losing most benefits of a high level language.  |
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@RogerBidon serious question, assuming you have to write mostly "targeted" code anyways (because a #mos6502 just won't reasonably run 98% of today's existing C code), what's the edge of a #GCC targeting this platform over e.g. #cc65?
If there's a real advantage, I might be tempted to bring this to #FreeBSD...