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--- notes:wonderswan:wonderwitch_faq [2024/12/03 23:12] – asie
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 ===== Developers =====
+==== What programming languages are supported by WonderWitch? ====
+Officially, assembly and C are supported for direct compliation; however, the community has enabled the use of other programming languages, like (old) C++ for direct compilation (via Turbo C++) or BASIC for interpretation (via WonBe).
 ==== Which compilers can be used with WonderWitch? ====
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 ==== Can any 8086 compiler be used with WonderWitch? ====
-No. To support the WonderWitch architecture, a compiler must support the **small** memory model with **DS != SS** (data and stack segment differ). This is not a very common combination, as typically DOS applications used the same segment for near data and stack contents. It may also be possible, in some cases, to adapt **compact** memory model compilers.
+No. To support the WonderWitch architecture, a compiler must:
+  - not assume that **DS == SS** (under Freya, the data and stack segments are placed in different locations - data in SRAM, stack in IRAM). This is not a very common combination, as typically DOS applications used the same segment for near data and stack contents;
+  - support arbitrary **CS** (code segment) locations without relying on relocation - this, in practice, usually prohibits use of far code memory models.
+The typical memory model used for WonderWitch software is **small** with the **DS != SS** assumption. It may also be possible, in some cases, to adapt **compact** memory model compilers.