Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:02:10 +0800 (GMT)
From: Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To: Phil Galbiati <Philip DOT S DOT Galbiati AT Tek DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: [Q] DJGPP as a cross compiler?
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On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, Phil Galbiati wrote:

> Greetings
> 
> I am currently evaluating c compilers for various microcontrollers
> (8051, 78k and 6805 derivatives [so far]), and I am amazed at the
> amount of garbage that people are selling for considerable sums.
> 
> I was thinking it would be nice to use DJGPP as a cross compiler
> for any of these target families (since gcc can generate code for
> many different platforms).  I would like to know:
>    1) Is this possible
>    2) If so, how do I do it
>    3) Do I need anything else to do it
>    4) Can I legally use the resulting binary in a commercial product?
>    5) Is this a good idea?

There's a freely-available GCC cross-compiler for 68HC11. Maybe you can
try that. It's commercially supported.