-SDCC README
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+SDCC - a Freeware, retargettable, optimizing ANSI-C compiler
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-Links:
-* http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/
+Welcome to SDCC, a freeware, retargettable, optimizing ANSI C compiler
+that supports a growing list of processors including the Intel mcs51
+family, the Zilog Z80, and the ds390.
+
+See share/doc/sdcc/INSTALL.txt for the installation instructions for
+the binary kits.
+
+See the share/doc/sdcc directory for more documentation.
+
+See http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/ for the latest information on sdcc.
+
+
+License:
+SDCC is licensed under the GNU Public license (GPL) v2. Note that
+this license covers the code to the compiler and other executables,
+but explicitly does not cover any code or objects generated by sdcc.
+We have not yet decided on a license for the run time libraries, but
+it will not put any requirements on code linked against it. See:
+
+ http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+
+
+Support:
+SDCC is a collaborative effort between a group of volunteers. Please
+feel free to report bugs via the Sourceforge bug tracker, or to ask
+questions on the user mailing list. See:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=100599&group_id=599&func=browse
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=599
+
+
+Notes:
+* The gbz80, avr, and pic ports are currently experimental. The gbz80
+ port is known to have some large bugs due to falling out of sync
+ with the z80 port.
+
+
+Authors and interested persons:
+* Sandeep Dutta (sandeep@users.sourceforge.net)
+
+* Daniel Drotos <drdani@mazsola.iit.uni-miskolc.hu>
+* Jean Loius-VERN <jlvern@writeme.com>
+* Johan Knol <johan.knol@iduna.nl>
+* Karl Bongers <karl@turbobit.com>
+* Kevin Vigor <kevin@vigor.nu>
+* Michael Hope <michaelh@juju.net.nz> <nz_michaelh@yahoo.com>
+* Scott Dattalo <scott@dattalo.com>
+
+
+SDCC includes code from:
+* Alan Baldwin <baldwin@shop-pdp.kent.edu>
+ Initial version of ASXXXX and ASLINK.
+* John Hartman <jhartman@compuserve.com>
+ Porting ASXXX and ASLINK for 8051.
+* Dmitry S. Obukhov <dso@usa.net>
+ malloc and serial I/O routines.
+
+