Computing Dictionary
Small-C definition
A subset of
C. The original compiler, written in
C by Ron Cain, appeared in Dr. Dobb's Journal. James E. Hendrix improved and extended the original compiler and published "The Small-C Handbook". Both these compilers produced
8080 assembly code.
A Small-C compiler based on
RatC produced
6502 assembly code for the
BBC Microcomputer. It was written in Small-C and
bootstrapped using
Zorland C on an
Amstrad PC1512 under
MS-DOS 3.2, then transferred onto a
BBC Micro using
Kermit. The compiler can be used to cross-compile
6502 code from an
MS-DOS host, or as a
resident Small-C compiler on a BBC Micro. It runs on
68000,
6809,
VAX,
8080,
BBC Micro and
Zilog Z80.
Posted to comp.sources.unix volume 5.
(ftp://apple.com/ArchiveVol1/Unix_lang).
["Small-C"?, Ron Cain, Dr. Dobb's Journal, May 1980, Dec 1982?]
["The Small-C Handbook," James Hendrix, Reston 1984, ISBN 0-8359-7012-4].
(1989-01-05)
