[Coco] Re: CoCo needs?

[Jim Cox]

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:48:01 -0600
  "Boisy G. Pitre" <boisy at boisypitre.com> wrote:
> On Mar 8, 2005, at 1:45 PM, James Dessart wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Jim Cox wrote:
>>
>>> Let's face it, we are much smaller than the Apple II, 
>>>Commodore, and
>>> even Atari communities and we are getting smallers. I 
>>>agree with you
>>> that we need more people developing software, but given 
>>>our size, how
>>> do we encourage that growth.
>>
>> A working, modern-machine-hosted C compiler. :) Easier 
>>said than done, 
>> of
>> course. That's, as far as I'm concerned, the only thing 
>>holding back 
>> CoCo
>> software development. As much work as it is to learn C, 
>>assembly's even
>> harder.
>>
> I would agree, and here's what I'm doing about it:
> 
> As time allows, I am starting to adapt the sdcc 
>(sdcc.sf.net) compiler to the 6809.  There is some work 
>to do, but starting from the existing hc08 code, it isn't 
>that much of a leap.  I'm waiting to hear back from one 
>of the guys on the project about starting an "m09" 
>support branch on the project.  If I can get approval, 
>then I'll check in what I have and development can start.
> 
> This may or may not be the best tool chain to adapt to, 
>but it's a start.  Frankly, I'm skeptical as to who will 
>take up the slack here.  We'll see.
> 
> Onward and upward.
> 
> Boisy
> 

Boisey:

I'm just starting out with C, but I am willing to help 
where I can.  Right now I am writing code for white box 
tests for an API.  Maybe I could help with the testing. 
 If you can use a software tester, count me in.

-Jim