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,

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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++

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was released for the operating system, developed in collaboration with

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INMOS Transputer C Compiler

This compiler for the

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was developed in collaboration with

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Cambridge Consultants XAP

This compiler for

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' XAP processor is another Norcroft compiler.

References

External links

Norcroft C Compiler
at th

Acorn C/C++ Desktop Development Environment
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