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On 09.03.2015 03:40, Payton Byrd wrote:
> On Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 9:04:52 AM UTC-6, Harry Potter wrote:
>> Hi!  I am asking your opinion: is it a good idea to create a C compiler for
and on the Vic20, C64, CBM264 series and/or the C128?  I have plans for a
cross-platform C compiler, also.
> 
> Why, why, why, why?  The only new C compiler that needs to be written is a
proper 65816 C compiler.
> 

I think Western Design Center already has a 65816 C compiler. Why cc65
is not enough?

I myself program in Assembly after all. C makes bloated code in my opinion.

For example, do a amiga mouse driver for c64 in under 256 bytes that has
debugger included AND moves a sprite on screen. You must decode the data
directly from port. If you do that in C, it will be WAY TOO SLOW.


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