RE: [avr-libc-dev] compiler support of new devices

[Weddington, Eric]

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> org] On Behalf Of Rolf Ebert
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:23 AM
> To: Joerg Wunsch; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [avr-libc-dev] compiler support of new devices
> 
> Joerg Wunsch schrieb:
> > As Weddington, Eric wrote:
> > 
> >>> atmega128a atmega168pa atmega16a atmega324pa atmega32a atmega32u6
> >>> atmega64a atmega88pa atmega8a attiny13a
> > 
> >> Many of those devices you listed have not been formally released
> >> yet, so support has not been added.
> > 
> > The question is whether we really want to do anything for 
> them (except
> > for the ATmega32U6, of course).  
> 
> My reason for asking are the separate XML files in AVR 
> Studio.  I have 
> simply looped over all devices that have XML files.  Even if 
> a device is 
> a complete one to one replacement we need to teach the new 
> alias name to 
> the compiler.

Yes, I am aware of the new XML files in AVR Studio. From my experience, Atmel 
has been known to change things at the last minute.

These other new devices will get support added to the toolchain, in due course. 
I've been trying to get a new WinAVR release out. I am planning on another 
release in early February. Between now and then, support for these other new 
devices will be added.