Re: Help porting newlib to a new CPU architecture (sorta)
Paul Koning <[email protected]>
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> On Jul 6, 2021, at 12:35 AM, Mike Frysinger <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 06 Jul 2021 02:49, ElijaxApps wrote: >> I designed a Logisim schematic of a full system, able to run programs in >> the simulation, as shown in this video: >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP6tO8x5I5A >> >> Is based on a SAP-1 (Simplest as Possible) basis, containing 4 GP registers >> (8 bit), stack for function operations (up to 256 depth levels of >> recursivity), 24bit plain RAM component, and a simple ALU able to echo >> strings and perform not floating point math. >> >> AFAIK, newlib is suitable for embedded devices, and I want to create the >> full toolchain for C/C++ language at least. > > i don't know that these would work that well (or at all) on an 8-bit CPU. > you'd really want a 32-bit CPU nowadays as a minimum if you want to support > modern software. Consider the AVR toolchain, used in Arduino. Isn't that an 8-bit machine? It certainly is small. paul