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The original compiler, written in Small-C for the Intel 8080 by Ron Cain , appeared in the May 1980 issue of '' Dr. Dobb's Journal ''. James E. Hendrix improved and extended the original compiler, and published ''The Small-C Handbook''. According to his own recollection, he developed Small-C partially on a unix-based system he had access to. Small-C was important for tiny computers in a manner somewhat analogous to the importance of GCC for larger computers. Just as its UNIX counterparts, the compiler generates Assembler Code , which then must be translated to Machine Code by an available Assembler .

The Z88DK Small-C Cross Compiler is capable of generating code for many Zilog Z80 based computers.

The Small-C implementation has been ported to many processors:

Small-C has been ported to just as many Operating System s:


REFERENCES

  • Ron Cain, "A Small C Compiler for the 8080's", ''Dr. Dobb's Journal'', April-May 1980, pp. 5-19

  • James E. Hendrix, ''The Small-C Handbook'', Reston 1984, ISBN 0-8359-7012-4

  • James E. Hendrix, ''A Small C Compiler: Language, Usage, Theory, and Design'', M & T Books 1988, ISBN 0-9343-7588-7

  • James E. Hendrix, ''Small C Compiler'', M & T Books 1990, ISBN 1-5585-1124-5



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