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-SDCC README
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+SDCC - free open source, retargettable, optimizing ANSI-C compiler
+------------------------------------------------------------------
 $Id$
 
-Links:
-* http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/
+
+Welcome to SDCC, free open source, retargettable, optimizing ANSI C compiler
+that supports a growing list of processors including the Intel mcs51
+family, the Zilog z80, the Maxim ds390 and the Motorola HC08.
+
+See share/sdcc/doc/INSTALL.txt for the installation instructions for
+the binary kits.
+
+See the share/sdcc/doc 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 ds400, pic14 and pic16 are currently experimental, but work is in
+progress. Please check http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/snap.php for snapshots.
+* The TININative, gbz80, avr and xa51 ports are no longer maintained.
+
+Roadmap:
+COPYING		- GPL v2
+as/		- Assembler, derrived from asxxxx
+debugger/
+device/		- Device libraries and examples
+doc/		- sdcc and port specific documentation
+link/		- Linker, also derrived from asxxxx
+sim/		- Simulator (mcs51 only)
+src/		- Source to the C compiler and ports
+support/	- Libraries and apps that may not be provided by your system.
+
+
+Authors and interested persons:
+* Sandeep Dutta (sandeep AT users.sourceforge.net)
+
+* Jean Loius-VERN     <jlvern AT writeme.com>
+* Daniel Drotos       <drdani AT mazsola.iit.uni-miskolc.hu>
+* Kevin Vigor         <kevin AT vigor.nu>
+* Johan Knol          <johan.knol AT iduna.nl>
+* Scott Dattalo       <scott AT dattalo.com>
+* Karl Bongers        <karl AT turbobit.com>
+* Bernhard Held       <bernhard AT bernhardheld.de>
+* Frieder Ferlemann   <frieder.ferlemann AT web.de>
+* Jesus Calvino-Fraga <jesusc AT ece.ubc.ca>
+* Borut Razem         <borut.razem AT siol.net>
+* Vangelis Rokas      <vrokas AT otenet.gr>
+* Erik Petrich        <epetrich AT ivorytower.norman.ok.us>
+* Paul Stoffregen     <paul AT pjrc.com>
+* Michael Hope        <michaelh AT juju.net.nz> <nz_michaelh AT yahoo.com>
+* Maarten Brock       <sourceforge.brock AT dse.nl>
+* Raphael Neider      <RNeider AT web.de>
+* Hans-Juergen Dorn   <hans.dorn AT apl-landau.de>
+* Klaus Flittner      <klaus_flittner AT gmx.de>
+
+SDCC includes code from:
+* Alan Baldwin      <baldwin AT shop-pdp.kent.edu>
+   Initial version of ASXXXX and  ASLINK. 
+* John Hartman      <jhartman AT compuserve.com>
+   Porting ASXXXX and ASLINK for 8051.
+* Dmitry S. Obukhov <dso AT usa.net>
+   malloc and serial I/O routines.
+* Pascal Felber
+   Some of the Z80 related files are borrowed from the Gameboy
+   Development Kit (GBDK).