SW500011 Microchip Technology, SW500011 Datasheet - Page 19

• Manufacturer Part Number: SW500011
• Description: HI-TECH X PRO FOR PIC32
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology
• Type: Compilerr
• Series: PIC32r

Specifications of SW500011

• No. Of User Licenses: 1
• Supported Families: PIC32
• Core Architecture: PIC
• Supported Hosts: Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS X
• Software Edition: Professional
• Kit Contents: Software And Docs
• Tool Type: Compiler
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not applicable / Not applicable
• For Use With/related Products: PIC32 Series
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 032; 778-1007; 778-1007

Chapter 2
PICC32 Command-line Driver
PICC32 is the driver invoked from the command line to perform all aspects of compilation, includ-
ing C code generation, assembly and link steps. It is the recommended way to use the compiler as it
hides the complexity of all the internal applications used in the compilation process and provides a
consistent interface for all compilation steps.
accept and produce, as well as the command-line options that control the compiler’s operation.
This chapter describes the steps the driver takes during compilation, files that the driver can
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used to refer to either all, or some subset of, the collection of applications that form
the HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC32 MCU Family package. Often it is not important
to know, for example, whether an action is performed by the parser or code generator
application, and it is sufficient to say it was performed by “the compiler”.
It is also reasonable for “the compiler” to refer to the command-line driver (or just
“driver”), PICC32 , as this is the application executed to invoke the compilation process.
Following this view, “compiler options” should be considered command-line driver op-
tions, unless otherwise specified in this manual.
Similarly “compilation” refers to all, or some part of, the steps involved in generating
source code into an executable binary image.
HAT IS
“
THE COMPILER
”? Throughout this manual, the term “the compiler” is
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