One of the features I like most about the Great Cow Basic (GCB) compiler is it produces a pure assembly file. I've mentioned this before in a previous post, but what I didn't know it did until recently, was that it can transfer the BASIC command to the assembly file as a comment.
The picture below shows a screen capture from the MPLAB screen that has a GCB generated file. The Basic command lines show up as comments in green. The assembly code shows up below it.
The picture below shows a screen capture from the MPLAB screen that has a GCB generated file. The Basic command lines show up as comments in green. The assembly code shows up below it.
It turns out this is just a command line option for the compiler. This feature has been automatically set in the design environment included with the Great Cow Basic download at my Great Cow Basic CHIPINO website. What this
does is make it a great tool for not only programming PICs in BASIC, but also a great tool for learning assembly code. You can write the BASIC command then see the assembly code directly associated with it. This is something I haven't found that works this easy with any other compiler I've used. Not PICBASIC, not HI-TECH C, or any others. So if you want to learn assembly code or at least understand what each BASIC command is doing then I suggest you try out GCB. After all, it's open source and completely free.
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