Sunday, July 27, 2003
Intel Releases XScale Compiler
Posted by Janak Parekh in "DEVELOPER" @ 03:30 PM
Intel released a new compiler last week geared towards XScale-based WinCE devices.
"The new compilers support many features already available in version 7.1 of the Intel® C++ Compilers for Microsoft Windows* and offer full support for Intel XScale technology-based processors, including the Intel® PXA25x and the Intel® PXA26x. Key features include support for Intel® Wireless MMX™ technology, compatibility with Microsoft Windows* CE .NET Platform Builder and Embedded Visual C++, interprocedural optimization, floating-point emulation libraries, support for Microsoft-specific intrinsic functions, and, in a version for system manufacturers, debugging extensions that simplify system development."
I could see this become very popular in embedded or vertical markets; however, the Pocket PC doesn't use only XScale. There are still StrongARM-based Pocket PCs (like the iPAQ 3870 or the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone), there are the XScales, the new Samsung ARM chips, and a few TI OMAP solutions. Unless there's a measurable boost, the cost of deploying such a solution and supporting multiple builds will be higher.
"The new compilers support many features already available in version 7.1 of the Intel® C++ Compilers for Microsoft Windows* and offer full support for Intel XScale technology-based processors, including the Intel® PXA25x and the Intel® PXA26x. Key features include support for Intel® Wireless MMX™ technology, compatibility with Microsoft Windows* CE .NET Platform Builder and Embedded Visual C++, interprocedural optimization, floating-point emulation libraries, support for Microsoft-specific intrinsic functions, and, in a version for system manufacturers, debugging extensions that simplify system development."
I could see this become very popular in embedded or vertical markets; however, the Pocket PC doesn't use only XScale. There are still StrongARM-based Pocket PCs (like the iPAQ 3870 or the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone), there are the XScales, the new Samsung ARM chips, and a few TI OMAP solutions. Unless there's a measurable boost, the cost of deploying such a solution and supporting multiple builds will be higher.
