Accelerate

What is Accelerate?

Accelerate is a flexible cross-assembler running on modern systems targeting multiple 8- and 16-bit computers. Support for additional CPU types, memory models, and output formats can easily be added via configuration files.

Programs are divided into small objects like a single subroutine or variable. These objects are automatically arranged in memory according to provided constraints like alignment or placement within a certain memory region. This allows to fulfill the hardware requirements of the target machine while automatically using the remaining memory optimally.

Warning

This program is still in the early stages of development. It contains bugs and features that aren't completely implemented yet. Also, details may still change in backwards incompatible ways.

Why Use Accelerate?

Accelerate is especially useful if you develop for multiple CPU architectures, since it provides a uniform environment.

If your program has a complicated memory layout, Accelerate helps fulfilling them without having to do it all manually.

Getting Started

First, build and install Accelerate.

Then, assemble your program:

xlr8 -o program -t target sources ...

Reporting Problems

It's an old adage that it's never the compiler's fault, but since Accelerate is still young, bugs and misfeatures are likely. If you found a problem, please create an issue on GitHub or let us know at accelerate@tpau.group.

Also let us know if the documentation is incomplete, inaccurate, or hard to understand.