On Thu, 2013-11-21 at 11:23 +0100, David Brown wrote: > On 21/11/13 09:22, eljedi . wrote: > > Thank you guys for the answers. > > Now I have a lot to read and learn. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Oleg Endo <oleg.endo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 19:25 +0100, eljedi . wrote: > >>> Thank you Jonathan for the quick reply. > The AVR is in fact an 8-bit cpu - I think it is the only 8-bit target > that is supported by gcc mainline. > > For a 16-bit cpu, look at the msp430 port. It has just recently been > added to mainline - previously it was developed outside the main gcc > tree. But being a new port, or at least a newly cleaned up port, it > should be a good example to start with. Excellent news! Which release version includes (or will include) the MSP430? I would add that out-of-tree, it works well and supports Ada very nicely. Thanks, - Brian