breaking the limits of the 33s with a compiler? Message #1 Posted by Klaus on 30 Mar 2005, 9:27 a.m.
I have written a compiler that takes a deviceinfo file and a sourcecode file as input and outputs RPN-code. With the deviceinfo file it should be configurable for any device that understands RPN.
My vision was that you write a program in a High-level language, and compile it. The compiler notes the program lines occupied by the program in the deviceinfo file, so you can compile your programs separately. The compiled programs can then be typed into the calc. You can write your library of commonly used programs in a high-level language, compile the programs you need and key the output 1 : 1 into the calc.
Unfortunately, the calculators I own do not have a 'GOTO linenumber' command, so the Index register has to be loaded with the negative linenumber and a GOTO I has to be executed. This makes the code bigger than I thought.
Now I read coomplaints about the new 33s, saying "it has sooo much storage, and only 26 labels to use". This might be a good target for the Compiler, because the compiler emits big code with little Labels.
So perhaps a compiler could use the potential of the 33s?
As I don't have a 33s, what are your opinions?
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