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Code Compressor for .asm file of PIC microchips

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My Q is bit strange but I was wondering did anyone has the experience of using code compressor software for PIC microchips in order to make the code shorter and stuff it inside a smaller PIC chip.
If any one has the idea I would appreciate if a link is posted towards that.
Thanks in Advance.
 

Could any PIC Programming Expert comment on this please?
 

I don't think it possible to compress any portion of code!
To make your code smaller , you can Write Directly in ASM!

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Cortex
 

Code compression only makes sense when the code size saving is greater than the size of the program that does the compressions / decompression.
As for a PIC, you would probably need to use very large PICs just to fit the compressions / decompression algorithm.
Or in short form, this is not feasible.
Robert
 

well thanks to you both:
heres the problem software was originally about 36k, so it was fitted in 18F452 after reviewing it, removing a few extra variables, and LCD out commands now it is aroung 21 K, still big enough to Fit a 16F877A.
As I did see a couple of code compressors I though there could be one for PIC MCU which could help me fit this code into a 16F877A
 

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