[aur-general] Microchip Compilers Cleanup

BxS bxsbxs at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 18:57:59 EDT 2012


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

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

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compiler, the (SW006012) have been replaced by 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

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

Sorry for all the requests, thanks for everything.

Best Regards,
BxS



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