On 13/08/12 03:57 PM, BxS wrote:

Hi TUs,

I think is time for a cleanup in microchip compilers that I maintain, lets start:

a) Merge hitech-picc_bin[1] and hitech-picc-18_bin[2] to microchip-mplabxc8-bin[3]. Microchip bought [1] and [2] but now they are now legacy compilers, Microchip decide to make [1]+[2]=[3], microchip-mplabxc8-bin[3] are just the new versions of [1] and [2] packaged together with some small additions. The code for [1]&[2] should just compile in [3], if not the changes needed are very minimal, like in a normal new compiler version. [1]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52776 [2]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52777 [3]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57911

Merged.

b) Merge microchip-mplabc32_bin[4] to microchip-mplabxc32-bin[5]. [4] are now a legacy compiler, Microchip decide to make [4]->[5], microchip-mplabxc32-bin[5] are just the new versions of [4], with some additions like C++ support. The code for [4] should just compile in [5], if not the changes needed are minimal, like in a new version of a compiler. Also [4] for Linux don't appear any more in any Microchip webpage. [4]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=52726 [5]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57912

Merged.

c) Delete hitech-dspicc-bin[6]. [6] are a legacy compiler for a long time, Microchip in [6] page says: "Microchip highly recommends the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC24 and dsPIC (SW006012) for new designs." Note that the recommended (SW006012) are this days already also a legacy compiler, the (SW006012) have been replaced by microchip-mplabxc16-bin[7], so you can have an idea. Also [6] have 0 votes. [6]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54315 [7]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=59174

Deleted [6].

d) Delete hitech-picc32-bin[8]. [8] are a legacy compiler for a long time, Microchip in [8] page says: "Microchip highly recommends the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 (SW006015) for new designs." Note that the recommended (SW006015)=microchip-mplabc32_bin[4] are this days already also a legacy compiler, as you can see in my b) merge request, so you can have an idea. [8]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54315

Deleted https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54316 which is what I assume you meant.

Sorry for all the requests, thanks for everything.

Best Regards, BxS

Thanks!