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Subject: Re: Adapting an Ada compiler to generate 8051 code (Again?! ;-)
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On 30/03/2021 10:04, mockturtle wrote:
> Dear.all,
> for a project related to a possible start-up, we need to program a Flash controller that has a 8051 core (as many other controllers).  I would like using Ada for that, but I discovered (also by browsing c.l.a.) that there is no Ada compiler producing 8051 code.

All you need is one of the 8051 gcc or llvm ports, there are plenty of 
them. Then you need the gnat front end to port.