AVR-Chat

So is there some vast source of ICC software ports that are available to use 
in commercial products?  I did see that some of the application note sample 
code is written in ICC.  Are there any other reasons to use ICC or IAR over 
AVRGCC?  Are the libraries more robust?

Thanks
Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AVR Development" <AVRDevelopment@znet.com>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: [AVR-Chat] I Need A Compiler


> Wait Wait, Nevermind.  The software ports that are available use either 
> IAR
> or ICC so I know the IAR is far more expensive than the ICC.  ICC it is.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of David VanHorn
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:55 PM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] I Need A Compiler
>
> On 1/23/07, AVR Development <AVRDevelopment@
> <mailto:AVRDevelopment%40znet.com> znet.com> wrote:
>>
>> I need a compiler for ATmega64 and ATmega1281. Our budget is limited. I
>> have the free GCC compiler that comes with WinAVR and I use that in AVR
>> Studio. Is there any reason why I should upgrade to the ICC
>> compiler? Are
>> there advantages in features and performance?
>
> Would codevision work for you? It's a BIG step between GCC and IAR.