Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "yodathgreat" 
<christophe.darnet@l...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I have make some bench, Speed and Size code.
> GCC vs ADS 1.2
> GCC vs ADS 2.2
> GCC vs IAR 4.30
> IAR 4.30 vs ADS 1.2
> IAR 4.30 vs ADS 2.2
> 
> And the GCC lose allways....
> 
> and for Rowley may be it's ok for you.
> But we uses a real JTAG. (JENNI, NOHAU, MAJIC MX , OPELLA, GENIA)
> And it's impossible on Rowley configuration, I have download
> the eval...
> 
> 35ko/sec with CrossConnect.it's funny.....My code size is 2Mo
> 
> The JTAG/Software of Rowley is a good configuration
> if you have a little code on little ARM...
> But if your code is big....Drink some Coffee....
> 
> And the problem with some little company (Rowley)
> is the support...I'm french and I want a french Support no
> a english support.
> 
> best regards
> Yodathegreat
> 

Dear Mr. Yodathegreat,

I was simply responding to your blanket statement that "no 
professionals use gcc".  I don't see how that lead to comparisons of 
benchmarks, download speeds, and what language the ts engineer 
speaks.

But since you brought up the subject, I did benchmarks and object 
code comparisons and there was little if any difference, and no 
practical difference because the limiting factor in my projects has 
been peripheral speed.  YMMV.

Regarding jtag download speeds, it was established in an earlier 
series of posts that download speed is mostly limited by the lpc 
hardware so all the usb-based emulators download at about the same 
speed.

Finally, if support in french is important, why didn't you list that 
as one of your original constraints in your compiler choice?  That 
may or may not be relevant to the original poster's question.

The tone of this discussion is becoming too religious for me so I 
will say no more.