The Norcroft C compiler (also referred to as the Norcroft compiler suite) in

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is a portable set of C/ C++

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s written by Codemist, available for a wide range of processor architectures. Norcroft C was developed by Codemist, established in November 1987 by a group of academics from the

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and

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; Arthur Norman, Alan Mycroft and John Fitch. Development took place from at least 1985; the company was dissolved in May 2016. The name ''Norcroft'' is derived from the original authors' surnames.

Supported architectures

Acorn C/C++

Acorn C/C++ was released for the operating system, developed in collaboration with

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INMOS Transputer C Compiler

This compiler for the INMOS Transputer was developed in collaboration with Perihelion Software.

Cambridge Consultants XAP

This compiler for Cambridge Consultants' XAP processor is another Norcroft compiler.

References

External links

Norcroft C Compiler
at th

Acorn C/C++ Desktop Development Environment
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