Norcroft C compiler

The Norcroft C compiler (also referred to as the Norcroft compiler suite) in computing is a portable set of C/C++ programming tools written by Codemist, available for a wide range of processor architectures.^[1]

Norcroft C compiler

Original author(s)	Codemist Limited
Licence	Proprietary commercial software
Website	www.codemist.co.uk/ncc/

Norcroft C was developed by Codemist, established in November 1987^[2] by a group of academics from the University of Cambridge and University of Bath;^[3][4] Arthur Norman, Alan Mycroft and John Fitch. Development took place from at least 1985;^[5][6] the company was dissolved in May 2016.^[2] The name Norcroft is derived from the original authors' surnames.^[7]

Supported architectures

Acorn C/C++

Acorn C/C++ was released for the RISC OS operating system, developed in collaboration with Acorn Computers.^[1][8]

INMOS Transputer C Compiler

This compiler for the INMOS Transputer was developed in collaboration with Perihelion Software.^[8]

Cambridge Consultants XAP

This compiler for Cambridge Consultants' XAP processor is another Norcroft compiler.^[8]