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<tt><font size="2">Richard,<br>
<br>
I spoke with my local Freescale rep about your comment<br>
</font><font size="2">"</font>Now the latest S12X may not support
XGate either".</tt><tt><br>
His reply was<br>
<font size="2">"Xgate is
definitely sticking around. The S12X is the most popular automotive
part we have."<br>
<br>
And regarding your comment<br>
</font> "Freescale ... is effectively killing its third party vendors
by giving away free compilers."<br>
The 32K limit for free CodeWarrior use makes it not very well suited
for S12(X) users - one should probably use an S08 part if using that
little memory.<br>
<br>
Please reconsider adding an XGate assembler to ICC12.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jim<br>
<br>
</tt><br>
Richard Man wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:200807182200.m6IM0dlD053616@mail.imagecraft.com"
type="cite">At 07:24 AM 7/18/2008, Jim Fiocca wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Not sure if you were looking for feedback on
what you wrote on the blog, but I guess I'll give it anyway.
<br>
<br>
Speaking from a Freescale processor point of view, we all have the
option to go to CodeWarrior if we want a big, bloated, full-featured
IDE with integrated debugger. We (I) choose Imagecraft because it is
cheaper and less complicated. I disagree with the whole premise of
upgrading the IDE. I'd be happy if the product didn't have an IDE at
all (I only use it from the command line, with a Makefile).
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Hi JIm, I am always looking for input. Your points are well taken, and
our core competence and core focus will always be the compiler support.
There is no worry in that regard.
<br>
<br>
Hence the decision not to rewrite the IDE ourselves, that'd really take
resources away from our core competence.
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I think you should direct your energy into
the compiler itself, and adding support for such things as XGATE, for
example.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
We attempted to add XGate asm support more than a year ago. It's a
difficult to understand piece of work, what with the convoluted HC12
expanded addressing and the S12X addition etc. In the end, very few
people care. Now the latest S12X may not support XGate either.
<br>
<br>
Business wise, the sad reality with Freescale is that Freescale's main
focus is on its automotive customers, and on the other hand, it is
effectively killing its third party vendors by giving away free
compilers.
<br>
<br>
// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,
please use richard at imagecraft.com) <br>
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