Development enviroments orther than MPLAB

[Astronouth7303]

I've been trying to find out how to make a new platform for MS VC++ (in the new project dialog, the checked listbox down in the lower right). Unfortunately, I have had literaly no luck. Mine just says Win32. Any Ideas? [This includes MSDN and e-mailing a sugestion to the How-to group]

[MikeDubreuil]

Under Linux, how do you compile your code? I heard about using make, but how?

[jdong]

Recently changed to Cygwin+Makefile+Vim

[Ryan M.]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

Under Linux, how do you compile your code? I heard about using make, but how?

You have to make a make file (typically named something clever like "makefile") that describes all the dependencies in your code and how to compile it. Then, from within the directory that has the make file, you type "make" and presto!, you have an compiled version of your program . The cool thing is that if you do a make after changing only one file, only the files that rely on that one have to be recompiled, making it much faster.

[wun]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

Under Linux, how do you compile your code? I heard about using make, but how?

I havent done it personaly, but basicly you have to do two things:
1) get mcc and the IFI loader working under wine
2) make a makefile that compiles everything.

1) Has been done many times, and there is a thread on it here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=wine+linux
2) I have written one that works under windows + cygwin, and wont take too much hacking to get it to run under linux. You can see it here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...light=makefile
I think I have done a pretty good job of commenting it, so it shouldent be that hard.
Good luck!

[TomJoseph]

There are several other IDEs for PICMicro processors.

Check out MPLAB 5.7, which is supposed to be a lot less buggy:
http://www.microchip.com/1010/pline/...ab5x/index.htm

SourceBoost IDE (which I haven't tried yet, but he's also got C++ and Pascal compilers)
http://www.picant.com/c2cpp/cpp.html

MPLAB 6.50 just came out which should fix several bugs and adds some new features
http://www.microchip.com/1010/pline/...lab6/index.htm

HI-TIDE by some company whom I've never heard of:
http://www.htsoft.com/products/hitide/picc18.htm

Just takes a little searching around

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

Compared with the general rabble, Microsoft almost caters to developers.

What the [expletives that would've made Nixon blush deleted]

What do you mean by "the general rabble"?! I sincerely hope you don't mean linux!

Please report to the nearest Microsoft Deprogramming Center:

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