Re: [cc65] Version 2.6.0 released

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From: Nikkinen (arrow_at_pp.inet.fi)
Date: 2000-12-19 08:42:12


I failed to download it. May be I'm an idiot. Execpt of hanging myself, what to
do?

Rgds, Sami

Ullrich von Bassewitz wrote:

> Version 2.6.0 of the compiler and tools are finally done and packaged. One of
> the most visible difference is that the packages are splitted now. Most files
> that are needed for the target platforms are now in separate packages, so you
> need the base package (the compiler and tools) plus the target machine
> package. Have a look at the ftp server and you will get the idea.
>
> I've appended the announcement below. Thanks for all the help with this
> release! Have fun!
>
> Regards
>
>         Uz
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I'm proud to announce version 2.6 of CC65, a C crosscompiler /
> crossassembler combo for 6502 systems.
>
> CC65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines,
> including
>
>   - The Commodore C64, C128 and the C16, C116, Plus/4 machines.
>   - The CBM 600/700 family (programs run in bank 1).
>   - Newer PET machines (not 2001)
>   - The Apple ][ (library support by Kevin Ruland <kevin_at_rodin.wustl.edu>)
>   - The Atari 8 bit machines (thanks to the Atari team)
>   - GEOS for the C64 and C128 (GEOSLib by Maciej Witkowiak <ytm_at_elysium.pl>)
>
> The libraries are fairly portable, so creating a version for other 6502s
> shouldn't be too much work.
>
> New in this version:
>
>   * All bugs mentioned on the bugs web page for version 2.5 are fixed.
>
>   * Several new commands/features for the assembler, including a repeat
>     statement and target specific character sets.
>
>   * More 65C02 support.
>
>   * Module constructors/destructors (assembler/linker).
>
>   * `const' is honored in most places now, `const' data goes into the RODATA
>     segment by default.
>
>   * Lots of larger library routines rewritten in assembler for speed and size
>     (heap management, printf family).
>
>   * New object dump utility.
>
>   * New disassembler and assembler --> HTML converter (beta!).
>
>   * New low level disk I/O module for the Atari, thanks to Christian
>     Groessler, <cpg_at_aladdin.de>.
>
>   * New mouse routines for the Atari machines by Christian Groessler and
>     Freddy Offenga, <F.Offenga_at_student.kun.nl>. The mouse routines for the
>     C64 are now debugged and should work (but still beta).
>
>   * Other stuff.
>
> There is still no support for the following features:
>
>   * Floats and bit fields.
>
>   * File routines on most systems. The 8 bit Ataris are the first
>     machines that do have full file I/O support (besides the ACE port
>     which was dropped some time ago). Please note that the complete CBM
>     family doesn't have file I/O support!
>
>   * The 80 column mode on the C128 is not supported by the conio library.
>
> Available packages:
>
> As usual I will provide the complete sources and several binary packages,
> including RPMs for RedHat Linux. Linux is the primary development platform,
> so the sources do compile out of the box on Linux machines.
>
> Please note that there are now separate RPMs for the compiler proper and
> the target specific libraries. To develop for one of the predefined target
> systems you need the compiler RPM package *and* one of the target machine
> packages.
>
> Binaries for DOS and and Windows will follow or may already be available at
> the time you read this. OS/2 packages will again be available, but since
> there are almost no downloads for OS/2, so the host platform may get
> dropped in the near future (again).
>
> Download:
>
> More information information and a download link, please visit the cc65 web
> page at
>
>         http://www.cc65.org/
>
> Thanks to all who sent feedback and suggestions and of course to anyone who
> helped developing cc65!
>
> --
> Ullrich von Bassewitz                                  uz_at_musoftware.de
>
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