Creating a compiler for a new device: where to start?

Andreas Koch <akoch@rbg.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>
26 Apr 2001 21:07:06 -0400

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From: Andreas Koch <akoch@rbg.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 26 Apr 2001 21:07:06 -0400
Organization: Technische Universitaet Darmstadt
Keywords: question, comment
Posted-Date: 26 Apr 2001 21:07:06 EDT

Hi,


i am thinking about assembling a small hobby computer, based on a
microcontroller. This controller can only execute code in ROM, so i
will have to create an interpreter in ROM and execute apps i load into
external RAM.


So i have to:
-write an interpreter on the chip, that executes some
  simple (about 4k commands space for the interpreter)
  meta-language (probably ASM like)
-write an compiler (Win PC based) that turns source code
  (preferably C) to the meta language


Any hints how to get startet with this? I am an quite experienced
programmer, but i guess there have to be some code or tools i can use
for that, to avoid building all from scrap?


                                                                                                        Andreas
[Surely you aren't the first person to write software for whatever
your chip is. -John]

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