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\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
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@c %**start of header
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@setfilename tcc-doc.info
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@settitle Tiny C Compiler Reference Documentation
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@dircategory Software development
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@direntry
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* TCC: (tcc-doc). The Tiny C Compiler.
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@end direntry
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@c %**end of header
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@include config.texi
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@iftex
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@titlepage
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@afourpaper
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@sp 7
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@center @titlefont{Tiny C Compiler Reference Documentation}
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@sp 3
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@end titlepage
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@headings double
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@end iftex
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@contents
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@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
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@top Tiny C Compiler Reference Documentation
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This manual documents version @value{VERSION} of the Tiny C Compiler.
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@menu
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* Introduction:: Introduction to tcc.
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* Invoke:: Invocation of tcc (command line, options).
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* Clang:: ANSI C and extensions.
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* asm:: Assembler syntax.
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* linker:: Output file generation and supported targets.
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* Bounds:: Automatic bounds-checking of C code.
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* Libtcc:: The libtcc library.
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* devel:: Guide for Developers.
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@end menu
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@node Introduction
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@chapter Introduction
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TinyCC (aka TCC) is a small but hyper fast C compiler. Unlike other C
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compilers, it is meant to be self-relying: you do not need an
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external assembler or linker because TCC does that for you.
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TCC compiles so @emph{fast} that even for big projects @code{Makefile}s may
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not be necessary.
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TCC not only supports ANSI C, but also most of the new ISO C99
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standard and many GNUC extensions including inline assembly.
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TCC can also be used to make @emph{C scripts}, i.e. pieces of C source
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that you run as a Perl or Python script. Compilation is so fast that
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your script will be as fast as if it was an executable.
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TCC can also automatically generate memory and bound checks
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(@pxref{Bounds}) while allowing all C pointers operations. TCC can do
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these checks even if non patched libraries are used.
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With @code{libtcc}, you can use TCC as a backend for dynamic code
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generation (@pxref{Libtcc}).
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TCC mainly supports the i386 target on Linux and Windows. There are alpha
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ports for the ARM (@code{arm-tcc}) and the TMS320C67xx targets
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(@code{c67-tcc}). More information about the ARM port is available at
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@url{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/tinycc-devel/2003-10/msg00044.html}.
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For usage on Windows, see also @url{tcc-win32.txt}.
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@node Invoke
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@chapter Command line invocation
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@section Quick start
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@example
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@c man begin SYNOPSIS
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usage: tcc [options] [@var{infile1} @var{infile2}@dots{}] [@option{-run} @var{infile} @var{args}@dots{}]
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@c man end
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@end example
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@noindent
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION
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TCC options are a very much like gcc options. The main difference is that TCC
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can also execute directly the resulting program and give it runtime
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arguments.
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Here are some examples to understand the logic:
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@table @code
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@item @samp{tcc -run a.c}
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Compile @file{a.c} and execute it directly
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@item @samp{tcc -run a.c arg1}
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Compile a.c and execute it directly. arg1 is given as first argument to
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the @code{main()} of a.c.
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@item @samp{tcc a.c -run b.c arg1}
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Compile @file{a.c} and @file{b.c}, link them together and execute them. arg1 is given
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as first argument to the @code{main()} of the resulting program.
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@ignore
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Because multiple C files are specified, @option{--} are necessary to clearly
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separate the program arguments from the TCC options.
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@end ignore
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@item @samp{tcc -o myprog a.c b.c}
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Compile @file{a.c} and @file{b.c}, link them and generate the executable @file{myprog}.
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@item @samp{tcc -o myprog a.o b.o}
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link @file{a.o} and @file{b.o} together and generate the executable @file{myprog}.
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@item @samp{tcc -c a.c}
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Compile @file{a.c} and generate object file @file{a.o}.
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@item @samp{tcc -c asmfile.S}
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Preprocess with C preprocess and assemble @file{asmfile.S} and generate
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object file @file{asmfile.o}.
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@item @samp{tcc -c asmfile.s}
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Assemble (but not preprocess) @file{asmfile.s} and generate object file
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@file{asmfile.o}.
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@item @samp{tcc -r -o ab.o a.c b.c}
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Compile @file{a.c} and @file{b.c}, link them together and generate the object file @file{ab.o}.
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@end table
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Scripting:
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TCC can be invoked from @emph{scripts}, just as shell scripts. You just
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need to add @code{#!/usr/local/bin/tcc -run} at the start of your C source:
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@example
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#!/usr/local/bin/tcc -run
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#include <stdio.h>
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int main()
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@{
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printf("Hello World\n");
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return 0;
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@}
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@end example
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TCC can read C source code from @emph{standard input} when @option{-} is used in
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place of @option{infile}. Example:
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@example
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echo 'main()@{puts("hello");@}' | tcc -run -
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@end example
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@c man end
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@section Option summary
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General Options:
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@c man begin OPTIONS
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@table @option
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@item -c
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Generate an object file.
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@item -o outfile
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Put object file, executable, or dll into output file @file{outfile}.
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@item -run source [args...]
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Compile file @var{source} and run it with the command line arguments
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@var{args}. In order to be able to give more than one argument to a
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script, several TCC options can be given @emph{after} the
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@option{-run} option, separated by spaces:
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@example
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tcc "-run -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11" ex4.c
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@end example
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In a script, it gives the following header:
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@example
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#!/usr/local/bin/tcc -run -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
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@end example
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@item -mfloat-abi (ARM only)
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Select the float ABI. Possible values: @code{softfp} and @code{hard}
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@item -dumpversion
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Print only the compiler version and nothing else.
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@item -v
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Display TCC version.
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@item -vv
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Show included files. As sole argument, print search dirs (as below).
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@item -bench
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Display compilation statistics.
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@item -print-search-dirs
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Print the configured installation directory and a list of library
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and include directories tcc will search.
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@end table
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Preprocessor options:
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@table @option
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@item -Idir
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Specify an additional include path. Include paths are searched in the
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order they are specified.
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System include paths are always searched after. The default system
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include paths are: @file{/usr/local/include}, @file{/usr/include}
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and @file{PREFIX/lib/tcc/include}. (@file{PREFIX} is usually
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@file{/usr} or @file{/usr/local}).
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@item -Dsym[=val]
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Define preprocessor symbol @samp{sym} to
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val. If val is not present, its value is @samp{1}. Function-like macros can
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also be defined: @option{-DF(a)=a+1}
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@item -Usym
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Undefine preprocessor symbol @samp{sym}.
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@end table
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Compilation flags:
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Note: each of the following options has a negative form beginning with
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@option{-fno-}.
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@table @option
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@item -funsigned-char
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Let the @code{char} type be unsigned.
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@item -fsigned-char
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Let the @code{char} type be signed.
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@item -fno-common
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Do not generate common symbols for uninitialized data.
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@item -fleading-underscore
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Add a leading underscore at the beginning of each C symbol.
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@item -fms-extensions
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Allow a MS C compiler extensions to the language. Curretly this
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assume a nested named structure declaration without identifier behave
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like an unnamed one.
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@item -fdollars-in-identifiers
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Allow a dollars in identifiers.
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@item -fnormalize-inc-dirs
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Be more gcc compatible and remove non-existent or duplicate directories
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from include paths. This helps to compile such packages as coreutils.
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@end table
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Warning options:
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@table @option
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@item -w
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Disable all warnings.
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@end table
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Note: each of the following warning options has a negative form beginning with
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@option{-Wno-}.
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@table @option
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@item -Wimplicit-function-declaration
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Warn about implicit function declaration.
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@item -Wunsupported
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Warn about unsupported GCC features that are ignored by TCC.
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@item -Wwrite-strings
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Make string constants be of type @code{const char *} instead of @code{char
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*}.
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@item -Werror
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Abort compilation if warnings are issued.
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@item -Wall
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Activate all warnings, except @option{-Werror}, @option{-Wunusupported} and
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@option{-Wwrite-strings}.
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@end table
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Linker options:
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@table @option
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@item -Ldir
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Specify an additional static library path for the @option{-l} option. The
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default library paths are @file{/usr/local/lib}, @file{/usr/lib} and @file{/lib}.
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@item -lxxx
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Link your program with dynamic library libxxx.so or static library
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libxxx.a. The library is searched in the paths specified by the
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@option{-L} option and @env{LIBRARY_PATH} variable.
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@item -Bdir
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Set the path where the tcc internal libraries (and include files) can be
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found (default is @file{PREFIX/lib/tcc}).
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@item -shared
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Generate a shared library instead of an executable.
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@item -soname name
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set name for shared library to be used at runtime
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@item -static
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Generate a statically linked executable (default is a shared linked
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executable).
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@item -rdynamic
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Export global symbols to the dynamic linker. It is useful when a library
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opened with @code{dlopen()} needs to access executable symbols.
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@item -r
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Generate an object file combining all input files.
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@item -Wl,-rpath=path
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Put custom seatch path for dynamic libraries into executable.
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@item -Wl,--oformat=fmt
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Use @var{fmt} as output format. The supported output formats are:
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@table @code
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@item elf32-i386
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ELF output format (default)
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@item binary
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Binary image (only for executable output)
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@item coff
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COFF output format (only for executable output for TMS320C67xx target)
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@end table
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@item -Wl,-subsystem=console/gui/wince/...
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Set type for PE (Windows) executables.
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@item -Wl,-[Ttext=# | section-alignment=# | file-alignment=# | image-base=# | stack=#]
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Modify executable layout.
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@item -Wl,-Bsymbolic
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Set DT_SYMBOLIC tag.
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@end table
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Debugger options:
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@table @option
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@item -g
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Generate run time debug information so that you get clear run time
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error messages: @code{ test.c:68: in function 'test5()': dereferencing
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invalid pointer} instead of the laconic @code{Segmentation
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fault}.
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@item -b
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Generate additional support code to check
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memory allocations and array/pointer bounds. @option{-g} is implied. Note
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that the generated code is slower and bigger in this case.
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Note: @option{-b} is only available on i386 when using libtcc for the moment.
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@item -bt N
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Display N callers in stack traces. This is useful with @option{-g} or
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@option{-b}.
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@end table
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Misc options:
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@table @option
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@item -MD
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Generate makefile fragment with dependencies.
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@item -MF depfile
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Use @file{depfile} as output for -MD.
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@end table
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Note: GCC options @option{-Ox}, @option{-fx} and @option{-mx} are
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ignored.
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@c man end
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@c man begin ENVIRONMENT
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Environment variables that affect how tcc operates.
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@table @option
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@item CPATH
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@item C_INCLUDE_PATH
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A colon-separated list of directories searched for include files,
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directories given with @option{-I} are searched first.
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@item LIBRARY_PATH
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A colon-separated list of directories searched for libraries for the
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@option{-l} option, directories given with @option{-L} are searched first.
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@end table
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@c man end
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@ignore
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@setfilename tcc
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@settitle Tiny C Compiler
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@c man begin SEEALSO
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cpp(1),
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gcc(1)
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@c man end
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@c man begin AUTHOR
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Fabrice Bellard
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@c man end
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@end ignore
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@node Clang
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@chapter C language support
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@section ANSI C
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TCC implements all the ANSI C standard, including structure bit fields
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and floating point numbers (@code{long double}, @code{double}, and
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@code{float} fully supported).
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@section ISOC99 extensions
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TCC implements many features of the new C standard: ISO C99. Currently
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missing items are: complex and imaginary numbers.
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Currently implemented ISOC99 features:
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@itemize
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@item variable length arrays.
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@item 64 bit @code{long long} types are fully supported.
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@item The boolean type @code{_Bool} is supported.
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@item @code{__func__} is a string variable containing the current
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function name.
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@item Variadic macros: @code{__VA_ARGS__} can be used for
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function-like macros:
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@example
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#define dprintf(level, __VA_ARGS__) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
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@end example
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@noindent
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@code{dprintf} can then be used with a variable number of parameters.
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@item Declarations can appear anywhere in a block (as in C++).
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@item Array and struct/union elements can be initialized in any order by
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using designators:
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@example
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struct @{ int x, y; @} st[10] = @{ [0].x = 1, [0].y = 2 @};
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int tab[10] = @{ 1, 2, [5] = 5, [9] = 9@};
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@end example
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@item Compound initializers are supported:
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@example
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int *p = (int [])@{ 1, 2, 3 @};
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@end example
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to initialize a pointer pointing to an initialized array. The same
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works for structures and strings.
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@item Hexadecimal floating point constants are supported:
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@example
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double d = 0x1234p10;
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@end example
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@noindent
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is the same as writing
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@example
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double d = 4771840.0;
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@end example
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@item @code{inline} keyword is ignored.
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@item @code{restrict} keyword is ignored.
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@end itemize
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@section GNU C extensions
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TCC implements some GNU C extensions:
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@itemize
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@item array designators can be used without '=':
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@example
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int a[10] = @{ [0] 1, [5] 2, 3, 4 @};
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@end example
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@item Structure field designators can be a label:
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@example
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struct @{ int x, y; @} st = @{ x: 1, y: 1@};
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@end example
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instead of
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@example
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struct @{ int x, y; @} st = @{ .x = 1, .y = 1@};
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@end example
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@item @code{\e} is ASCII character 27.
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@item case ranges : ranges can be used in @code{case}s:
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@example
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switch(a) @{
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case 1 @dots{} 9:
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printf("range 1 to 9\n");
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break;
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default:
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printf("unexpected\n");
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break;
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@}
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@end example
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@cindex aligned attribute
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@cindex packed attribute
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@cindex section attribute
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@cindex unused attribute
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@cindex cdecl attribute
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@cindex stdcall attribute
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@cindex regparm attribute
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@cindex dllexport attribute
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@item The keyword @code{__attribute__} is handled to specify variable or
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function attributes. The following attributes are supported:
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@itemize
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@item @code{aligned(n)}: align a variable or a structure field to n bytes
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(must be a power of two).
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@item @code{packed}: force alignment of a variable or a structure field to
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1.
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@item @code{section(name)}: generate function or data in assembly section
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name (name is a string containing the section name) instead of the default
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section.
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@item @code{unused}: specify that the variable or the function is unused.
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@item @code{cdecl}: use standard C calling convention (default).
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@item @code{stdcall}: use Pascal-like calling convention.
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@item @code{regparm(n)}: use fast i386 calling convention. @var{n} must be
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between 1 and 3. The first @var{n} function parameters are respectively put in
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registers @code{%eax}, @code{%edx} and @code{%ecx}.
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@item @code{dllexport}: export function from dll/executable (win32 only)
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@end itemize
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Here are some examples:
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@example
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int a __attribute__ ((aligned(8), section(".mysection")));
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@end example
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@noindent
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align variable @code{a} to 8 bytes and put it in section @code{.mysection}.
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@example
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int my_add(int a, int b) __attribute__ ((section(".mycodesection")))
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@{
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return a + b;
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@}
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@end example
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@noindent
|
|
generate function @code{my_add} in section @code{.mycodesection}.
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|
|
|
@item GNU style variadic macros:
|
|
@example
|
|
#define dprintf(fmt, args@dots{}) printf(fmt, ## args)
|
|
|
|
dprintf("no arg\n");
|
|
dprintf("one arg %d\n", 1);
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@item @code{__FUNCTION__} is interpreted as C99 @code{__func__}
|
|
(so it has not exactly the same semantics as string literal GNUC
|
|
where it is a string literal).
|
|
|
|
@item The @code{__alignof__} keyword can be used as @code{sizeof}
|
|
to get the alignment of a type or an expression.
|
|
|
|
@item The @code{typeof(x)} returns the type of @code{x}.
|
|
@code{x} is an expression or a type.
|
|
|
|
@item Computed gotos: @code{&&label} returns a pointer of type
|
|
@code{void *} on the goto label @code{label}. @code{goto *expr} can be
|
|
used to jump on the pointer resulting from @code{expr}.
|
|
|
|
@item Inline assembly with asm instruction:
|
|
@cindex inline assembly
|
|
@cindex assembly, inline
|
|
@cindex __asm__
|
|
@example
|
|
static inline void * my_memcpy(void * to, const void * from, size_t n)
|
|
@{
|
|
int d0, d1, d2;
|
|
__asm__ __volatile__(
|
|
"rep ; movsl\n\t"
|
|
"testb $2,%b4\n\t"
|
|
"je 1f\n\t"
|
|
"movsw\n"
|
|
"1:\ttestb $1,%b4\n\t"
|
|
"je 2f\n\t"
|
|
"movsb\n"
|
|
"2:"
|
|
: "=&c" (d0), "=&D" (d1), "=&S" (d2)
|
|
:"0" (n/4), "q" (n),"1" ((long) to),"2" ((long) from)
|
|
: "memory");
|
|
return (to);
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
@cindex gas
|
|
TCC includes its own x86 inline assembler with a @code{gas}-like (GNU
|
|
assembler) syntax. No intermediate files are generated. GCC 3.x named
|
|
operands are supported.
|
|
|
|
@item @code{__builtin_types_compatible_p()} and @code{__builtin_constant_p()}
|
|
are supported.
|
|
|
|
@item @code{#pragma pack} is supported for win32 compatibility.
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section TinyCC extensions
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
|
|
@item @code{__TINYC__} is a predefined macro to indicate that you use TCC.
|
|
|
|
@item @code{#!} at the start of a line is ignored to allow scripting.
|
|
|
|
@item Binary digits can be entered (@code{0b101} instead of
|
|
@code{5}).
|
|
|
|
@item @code{__BOUNDS_CHECKING_ON} is defined if bound checking is activated.
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@node asm
|
|
@chapter TinyCC Assembler
|
|
|
|
Since version 0.9.16, TinyCC integrates its own assembler. TinyCC
|
|
assembler supports a gas-like syntax (GNU assembler). You can
|
|
desactivate assembler support if you want a smaller TinyCC executable
|
|
(the C compiler does not rely on the assembler).
|
|
|
|
TinyCC Assembler is used to handle files with @file{.S} (C
|
|
preprocessed assembler) and @file{.s} extensions. It is also used to
|
|
handle the GNU inline assembler with the @code{asm} keyword.
|
|
|
|
@section Syntax
|
|
|
|
TinyCC Assembler supports most of the gas syntax. The tokens are the
|
|
same as C.
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
|
|
@item C and C++ comments are supported.
|
|
|
|
@item Identifiers are the same as C, so you cannot use '.' or '$'.
|
|
|
|
@item Only 32 bit integer numbers are supported.
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section Expressions
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
|
|
@item Integers in decimal, octal and hexa are supported.
|
|
|
|
@item Unary operators: +, -, ~.
|
|
|
|
@item Binary operators in decreasing priority order:
|
|
|
|
@enumerate
|
|
@item *, /, %
|
|
@item &, |, ^
|
|
@item +, -
|
|
@end enumerate
|
|
|
|
@item A value is either an absolute number or a label plus an offset.
|
|
All operators accept absolute values except '+' and '-'. '+' or '-' can be
|
|
used to add an offset to a label. '-' supports two labels only if they
|
|
are the same or if they are both defined and in the same section.
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section Labels
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
|
|
@item All labels are considered as local, except undefined ones.
|
|
|
|
@item Numeric labels can be used as local @code{gas}-like labels.
|
|
They can be defined several times in the same source. Use 'b'
|
|
(backward) or 'f' (forward) as suffix to reference them:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
1:
|
|
jmp 1b /* jump to '1' label before */
|
|
jmp 1f /* jump to '1' label after */
|
|
1:
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section Directives
|
|
@cindex assembler directives
|
|
@cindex directives, assembler
|
|
@cindex align directive
|
|
@cindex skip directive
|
|
@cindex space directive
|
|
@cindex byte directive
|
|
@cindex word directive
|
|
@cindex short directive
|
|
@cindex int directive
|
|
@cindex long directive
|
|
@cindex quad directive
|
|
@cindex globl directive
|
|
@cindex global directive
|
|
@cindex section directive
|
|
@cindex text directive
|
|
@cindex data directive
|
|
@cindex bss directive
|
|
@cindex fill directive
|
|
@cindex org directive
|
|
@cindex previous directive
|
|
@cindex string directive
|
|
@cindex asciz directive
|
|
@cindex ascii directive
|
|
|
|
All directives are preceded by a '.'. The following directives are
|
|
supported:
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
@item .align n[,value]
|
|
@item .skip n[,value]
|
|
@item .space n[,value]
|
|
@item .byte value1[,...]
|
|
@item .word value1[,...]
|
|
@item .short value1[,...]
|
|
@item .int value1[,...]
|
|
@item .long value1[,...]
|
|
@item .quad immediate_value1[,...]
|
|
@item .globl symbol
|
|
@item .global symbol
|
|
@item .section section
|
|
@item .text
|
|
@item .data
|
|
@item .bss
|
|
@item .fill repeat[,size[,value]]
|
|
@item .org n
|
|
@item .previous
|
|
@item .string string[,...]
|
|
@item .asciz string[,...]
|
|
@item .ascii string[,...]
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section X86 Assembler
|
|
@cindex assembler
|
|
|
|
All X86 opcodes are supported. Only ATT syntax is supported (source
|
|
then destination operand order). If no size suffix is given, TinyCC
|
|
tries to guess it from the operand sizes.
|
|
|
|
Currently, MMX opcodes are supported but not SSE ones.
|
|
|
|
@node linker
|
|
@chapter TinyCC Linker
|
|
@cindex linker
|
|
|
|
@section ELF file generation
|
|
@cindex ELF
|
|
|
|
TCC can directly output relocatable ELF files (object files),
|
|
executable ELF files and dynamic ELF libraries without relying on an
|
|
external linker.
|
|
|
|
Dynamic ELF libraries can be output but the C compiler does not generate
|
|
position independent code (PIC). It means that the dynamic library
|
|
code generated by TCC cannot be factorized among processes yet.
|
|
|
|
TCC linker eliminates unreferenced object code in libraries. A single pass is
|
|
done on the object and library list, so the order in which object files and
|
|
libraries are specified is important (same constraint as GNU ld). No grouping
|
|
options (@option{--start-group} and @option{--end-group}) are supported.
|
|
|
|
@section ELF file loader
|
|
|
|
TCC can load ELF object files, archives (.a files) and dynamic
|
|
libraries (.so).
|
|
|
|
@section PE-i386 file generation
|
|
@cindex PE-i386
|
|
|
|
TCC for Windows supports the native Win32 executable file format (PE-i386). It
|
|
generates EXE files (console and gui) and DLL files.
|
|
|
|
For usage on Windows, see also tcc-win32.txt.
|
|
|
|
@section GNU Linker Scripts
|
|
@cindex scripts, linker
|
|
@cindex linker scripts
|
|
@cindex GROUP, linker command
|
|
@cindex FILE, linker command
|
|
@cindex OUTPUT_FORMAT, linker command
|
|
@cindex TARGET, linker command
|
|
|
|
Because on many Linux systems some dynamic libraries (such as
|
|
@file{/usr/lib/libc.so}) are in fact GNU ld link scripts (horrible!),
|
|
the TCC linker also supports a subset of GNU ld scripts.
|
|
|
|
The @code{GROUP} and @code{FILE} commands are supported. @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT}
|
|
and @code{TARGET} are ignored.
|
|
|
|
Example from @file{/usr/lib/libc.so}:
|
|
@example
|
|
/* GNU ld script
|
|
Use the shared library, but some functions are only in
|
|
the static library, so try that secondarily. */
|
|
GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a )
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@node Bounds
|
|
@chapter TinyCC Memory and Bound checks
|
|
@cindex bound checks
|
|
@cindex memory checks
|
|
|
|
This feature is activated with the @option{-b} (@pxref{Invoke}).
|
|
|
|
Note that pointer size is @emph{unchanged} and that code generated
|
|
with bound checks is @emph{fully compatible} with unchecked
|
|
code. When a pointer comes from unchecked code, it is assumed to be
|
|
valid. Even very obscure C code with casts should work correctly.
|
|
|
|
For more information about the ideas behind this method, see
|
|
@url{http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~phjk/BoundsChecking.html}.
|
|
|
|
Here are some examples of caught errors:
|
|
|
|
@table @asis
|
|
|
|
@item Invalid range with standard string function:
|
|
@example
|
|
@{
|
|
char tab[10];
|
|
memset(tab, 0, 11);
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@item Out of bounds-error in global or local arrays:
|
|
@example
|
|
@{
|
|
int tab[10];
|
|
for(i=0;i<11;i++) @{
|
|
sum += tab[i];
|
|
@}
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@item Out of bounds-error in malloc'ed data:
|
|
@example
|
|
@{
|
|
int *tab;
|
|
tab = malloc(20 * sizeof(int));
|
|
for(i=0;i<21;i++) @{
|
|
sum += tab4[i];
|
|
@}
|
|
free(tab);
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@item Access of freed memory:
|
|
@example
|
|
@{
|
|
int *tab;
|
|
tab = malloc(20 * sizeof(int));
|
|
free(tab);
|
|
for(i=0;i<20;i++) @{
|
|
sum += tab4[i];
|
|
@}
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@item Double free:
|
|
@example
|
|
@{
|
|
int *tab;
|
|
tab = malloc(20 * sizeof(int));
|
|
free(tab);
|
|
free(tab);
|
|
@}
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@node Libtcc
|
|
@chapter The @code{libtcc} library
|
|
|
|
The @code{libtcc} library enables you to use TCC as a backend for
|
|
dynamic code generation.
|
|
|
|
Read the @file{libtcc.h} to have an overview of the API. Read
|
|
@file{libtcc_test.c} to have a very simple example.
|
|
|
|
The idea consists in giving a C string containing the program you want
|
|
to compile directly to @code{libtcc}. Then you can access to any global
|
|
symbol (function or variable) defined.
|
|
|
|
@node devel
|
|
@chapter Developer's guide
|
|
|
|
This chapter gives some hints to understand how TCC works. You can skip
|
|
it if you do not intend to modify the TCC code.
|
|
|
|
@section File reading
|
|
|
|
The @code{BufferedFile} structure contains the context needed to read a
|
|
file, including the current line number. @code{tcc_open()} opens a new
|
|
file and @code{tcc_close()} closes it. @code{inp()} returns the next
|
|
character.
|
|
|
|
@section Lexer
|
|
|
|
@code{next()} reads the next token in the current
|
|
file. @code{next_nomacro()} reads the next token without macro
|
|
expansion.
|
|
|
|
@code{tok} contains the current token (see @code{TOK_xxx})
|
|
constants. Identifiers and keywords are also keywords. @code{tokc}
|
|
contains additional infos about the token (for example a constant value
|
|
if number or string token).
|
|
|
|
@section Parser
|
|
|
|
The parser is hardcoded (yacc is not necessary). It does only one pass,
|
|
except:
|
|
|
|
@itemize
|
|
|
|
@item For initialized arrays with unknown size, a first pass
|
|
is done to count the number of elements.
|
|
|
|
@item For architectures where arguments are evaluated in
|
|
reverse order, a first pass is done to reverse the argument order.
|
|
|
|
@end itemize
|
|
|
|
@section Types
|
|
|
|
The types are stored in a single 'int' variable. It was chosen in the
|
|
first stages of development when tcc was much simpler. Now, it may not
|
|
be the best solution.
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
#define VT_INT 0 /* integer type */
|
|
#define VT_BYTE 1 /* signed byte type */
|
|
#define VT_SHORT 2 /* short type */
|
|
#define VT_VOID 3 /* void type */
|
|
#define VT_PTR 4 /* pointer */
|
|
#define VT_ENUM 5 /* enum definition */
|
|
#define VT_FUNC 6 /* function type */
|
|
#define VT_STRUCT 7 /* struct/union definition */
|
|
#define VT_FLOAT 8 /* IEEE float */
|
|
#define VT_DOUBLE 9 /* IEEE double */
|
|
#define VT_LDOUBLE 10 /* IEEE long double */
|
|
#define VT_BOOL 11 /* ISOC99 boolean type */
|
|
#define VT_LLONG 12 /* 64 bit integer */
|
|
#define VT_LONG 13 /* long integer (NEVER USED as type, only
|
|
during parsing) */
|
|
#define VT_BTYPE 0x000f /* mask for basic type */
|
|
#define VT_UNSIGNED 0x0010 /* unsigned type */
|
|
#define VT_ARRAY 0x0020 /* array type (also has VT_PTR) */
|
|
#define VT_VLA 0x20000 /* VLA type (also has VT_PTR and VT_ARRAY) */
|
|
#define VT_BITFIELD 0x0040 /* bitfield modifier */
|
|
#define VT_CONSTANT 0x0800 /* const modifier */
|
|
#define VT_VOLATILE 0x1000 /* volatile modifier */
|
|
#define VT_DEFSIGN 0x2000 /* signed type */
|
|
|
|
#define VT_STRUCT_SHIFT 18 /* structure/enum name shift (14 bits left) */
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
When a reference to another type is needed (for pointers, functions and
|
|
structures), the @code{32 - VT_STRUCT_SHIFT} high order bits are used to
|
|
store an identifier reference.
|
|
|
|
The @code{VT_UNSIGNED} flag can be set for chars, shorts, ints and long
|
|
longs.
|
|
|
|
Arrays are considered as pointers @code{VT_PTR} with the flag
|
|
@code{VT_ARRAY} set. Variable length arrays are considered as special
|
|
arrays and have flag @code{VT_VLA} set instead of @code{VT_ARRAY}.
|
|
|
|
The @code{VT_BITFIELD} flag can be set for chars, shorts, ints and long
|
|
longs. If it is set, then the bitfield position is stored from bits
|
|
VT_STRUCT_SHIFT to VT_STRUCT_SHIFT + 5 and the bit field size is stored
|
|
from bits VT_STRUCT_SHIFT + 6 to VT_STRUCT_SHIFT + 11.
|
|
|
|
@code{VT_LONG} is never used except during parsing.
|
|
|
|
During parsing, the storage of an object is also stored in the type
|
|
integer:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
#define VT_EXTERN 0x00000080 /* extern definition */
|
|
#define VT_STATIC 0x00000100 /* static variable */
|
|
#define VT_TYPEDEF 0x00000200 /* typedef definition */
|
|
#define VT_INLINE 0x00000400 /* inline definition */
|
|
#define VT_IMPORT 0x00004000 /* win32: extern data imported from dll */
|
|
#define VT_EXPORT 0x00008000 /* win32: data exported from dll */
|
|
#define VT_WEAK 0x00010000 /* win32: data exported from dll */
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@section Symbols
|
|
|
|
All symbols are stored in hashed symbol stacks. Each symbol stack
|
|
contains @code{Sym} structures.
|
|
|
|
@code{Sym.v} contains the symbol name (remember
|
|
an idenfier is also a token, so a string is never necessary to store
|
|
it). @code{Sym.t} gives the type of the symbol. @code{Sym.r} is usually
|
|
the register in which the corresponding variable is stored. @code{Sym.c} is
|
|
usually a constant associated to the symbol like its address for normal
|
|
symbols, and the number of entries for symbols representing arrays.
|
|
Variable length array types use @code{Sym.c} as a location on the stack
|
|
which holds the runtime sizeof for the type.
|
|
|
|
Four main symbol stacks are defined:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
|
|
@item define_stack
|
|
for the macros (@code{#define}s).
|
|
|
|
@item global_stack
|
|
for the global variables, functions and types.
|
|
|
|
@item local_stack
|
|
for the local variables, functions and types.
|
|
|
|
@item global_label_stack
|
|
for the local labels (for @code{goto}).
|
|
|
|
@item label_stack
|
|
for GCC block local labels (see the @code{__label__} keyword).
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@code{sym_push()} is used to add a new symbol in the local symbol
|
|
stack. If no local symbol stack is active, it is added in the global
|
|
symbol stack.
|
|
|
|
@code{sym_pop(st,b)} pops symbols from the symbol stack @var{st} until
|
|
the symbol @var{b} is on the top of stack. If @var{b} is NULL, the stack
|
|
is emptied.
|
|
|
|
@code{sym_find(v)} return the symbol associated to the identifier
|
|
@var{v}. The local stack is searched first from top to bottom, then the
|
|
global stack.
|
|
|
|
@section Sections
|
|
|
|
The generated code and datas are written in sections. The structure
|
|
@code{Section} contains all the necessary information for a given
|
|
section. @code{new_section()} creates a new section. ELF file semantics
|
|
is assumed for each section.
|
|
|
|
The following sections are predefined:
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
|
|
@item text_section
|
|
is the section containing the generated code. @var{ind} contains the
|
|
current position in the code section.
|
|
|
|
@item data_section
|
|
contains initialized data
|
|
|
|
@item bss_section
|
|
contains uninitialized data
|
|
|
|
@item bounds_section
|
|
@itemx lbounds_section
|
|
are used when bound checking is activated
|
|
|
|
@item stab_section
|
|
@itemx stabstr_section
|
|
are used when debugging is active to store debug information
|
|
|
|
@item symtab_section
|
|
@itemx strtab_section
|
|
contain the exported symbols (currently only used for debugging).
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@section Code generation
|
|
@cindex code generation
|
|
|
|
@subsection Introduction
|
|
|
|
The TCC code generator directly generates linked binary code in one
|
|
pass. It is rather unusual these days (see gcc for example which
|
|
generates text assembly), but it can be very fast and surprisingly
|
|
little complicated.
|
|
|
|
The TCC code generator is register based. Optimization is only done at
|
|
the expression level. No intermediate representation of expression is
|
|
kept except the current values stored in the @emph{value stack}.
|
|
|
|
On x86, three temporary registers are used. When more registers are
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needed, one register is spilled into a new temporary variable on the stack.
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@subsection The value stack
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@cindex value stack, introduction
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When an expression is parsed, its value is pushed on the value stack
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(@var{vstack}). The top of the value stack is @var{vtop}. Each value
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stack entry is the structure @code{SValue}.
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@code{SValue.t} is the type. @code{SValue.r} indicates how the value is
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currently stored in the generated code. It is usually a CPU register
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index (@code{REG_xxx} constants), but additional values and flags are
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defined:
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@example
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#define VT_CONST 0x00f0
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#define VT_LLOCAL 0x00f1
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#define VT_LOCAL 0x00f2
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#define VT_CMP 0x00f3
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#define VT_JMP 0x00f4
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#define VT_JMPI 0x00f5
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#define VT_LVAL 0x0100
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#define VT_SYM 0x0200
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#define VT_MUSTCAST 0x0400
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#define VT_MUSTBOUND 0x0800
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#define VT_BOUNDED 0x8000
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#define VT_LVAL_BYTE 0x1000
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#define VT_LVAL_SHORT 0x2000
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#define VT_LVAL_UNSIGNED 0x4000
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#define VT_LVAL_TYPE (VT_LVAL_BYTE | VT_LVAL_SHORT | VT_LVAL_UNSIGNED)
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@end example
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@table @code
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@item VT_CONST
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indicates that the value is a constant. It is stored in the union
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@code{SValue.c}, depending on its type.
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@item VT_LOCAL
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indicates a local variable pointer at offset @code{SValue.c.i} in the
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stack.
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@item VT_CMP
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indicates that the value is actually stored in the CPU flags (i.e. the
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value is the consequence of a test). The value is either 0 or 1. The
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actual CPU flags used is indicated in @code{SValue.c.i}.
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If any code is generated which destroys the CPU flags, this value MUST be
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put in a normal register.
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@item VT_JMP
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@itemx VT_JMPI
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indicates that the value is the consequence of a conditional jump. For VT_JMP,
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it is 1 if the jump is taken, 0 otherwise. For VT_JMPI it is inverted.
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These values are used to compile the @code{||} and @code{&&} logical
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operators.
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If any code is generated, this value MUST be put in a normal
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register. Otherwise, the generated code won't be executed if the jump is
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taken.
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@item VT_LVAL
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is a flag indicating that the value is actually an lvalue (left value of
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an assignment). It means that the value stored is actually a pointer to
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the wanted value.
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Understanding the use @code{VT_LVAL} is very important if you want to
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understand how TCC works.
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@item VT_LVAL_BYTE
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@itemx VT_LVAL_SHORT
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@itemx VT_LVAL_UNSIGNED
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if the lvalue has an integer type, then these flags give its real
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type. The type alone is not enough in case of cast optimisations.
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@item VT_LLOCAL
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is a saved lvalue on the stack. @code{VT_LVAL} must also be set with
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@code{VT_LLOCAL}. @code{VT_LLOCAL} can arise when a @code{VT_LVAL} in
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a register has to be saved to the stack, or it can come from an
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architecture-specific calling convention.
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@item VT_MUSTCAST
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indicates that a cast to the value type must be performed if the value
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is used (lazy casting).
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|
@item VT_SYM
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|
indicates that the symbol @code{SValue.sym} must be added to the constant.
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|
|
@item VT_MUSTBOUND
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|
@itemx VT_BOUNDED
|
|
are only used for optional bound checking.
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@end table
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@subsection Manipulating the value stack
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@cindex value stack
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@code{vsetc()} and @code{vset()} pushes a new value on the value
|
|
stack. If the previous @var{vtop} was stored in a very unsafe place(for
|
|
example in the CPU flags), then some code is generated to put the
|
|
previous @var{vtop} in a safe storage.
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|
|
|
@code{vpop()} pops @var{vtop}. In some cases, it also generates cleanup
|
|
code (for example if stacked floating point registers are used as on
|
|
x86).
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|
|
|
The @code{gv(rc)} function generates code to evaluate @var{vtop} (the
|
|
top value of the stack) into registers. @var{rc} selects in which
|
|
register class the value should be put. @code{gv()} is the @emph{most
|
|
important function} of the code generator.
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|
|
|
@code{gv2()} is the same as @code{gv()} but for the top two stack
|
|
entries.
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|
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|
@subsection CPU dependent code generation
|
|
@cindex CPU dependent
|
|
See the @file{i386-gen.c} file to have an example.
|
|
|
|
@table @code
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|
|
|
@item load()
|
|
must generate the code needed to load a stack value into a register.
|
|
|
|
@item store()
|
|
must generate the code needed to store a register into a stack value
|
|
lvalue.
|
|
|
|
@item gfunc_start()
|
|
@itemx gfunc_param()
|
|
@itemx gfunc_call()
|
|
should generate a function call
|
|
|
|
@item gfunc_prolog()
|
|
@itemx gfunc_epilog()
|
|
should generate a function prolog/epilog.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_opi(op)
|
|
must generate the binary integer operation @var{op} on the two top
|
|
entries of the stack which are guaranted to contain integer types.
|
|
|
|
The result value should be put on the stack.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_opf(op)
|
|
same as @code{gen_opi()} for floating point operations. The two top
|
|
entries of the stack are guaranted to contain floating point values of
|
|
same types.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_cvt_itof()
|
|
integer to floating point conversion.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_cvt_ftoi()
|
|
floating point to integer conversion.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_cvt_ftof()
|
|
floating point to floating point of different size conversion.
|
|
|
|
@item gen_bounded_ptr_add()
|
|
@item gen_bounded_ptr_deref()
|
|
are only used for bounds checking.
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
@section Optimizations done
|
|
@cindex optimizations
|
|
@cindex constant propagation
|
|
@cindex strength reduction
|
|
@cindex comparison operators
|
|
@cindex caching processor flags
|
|
@cindex flags, caching
|
|
@cindex jump optimization
|
|
Constant propagation is done for all operations. Multiplications and
|
|
divisions are optimized to shifts when appropriate. Comparison
|
|
operators are optimized by maintaining a special cache for the
|
|
processor flags. &&, || and ! are optimized by maintaining a special
|
|
'jump target' value. No other jump optimization is currently performed
|
|
because it would require to store the code in a more abstract fashion.
|
|
|
|
@unnumbered Concept Index
|
|
@printindex cp
|
|
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|
@bye
|
|
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|
@c Local variables:
|
|
@c fill-column: 78
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@c texinfo-column-for-description: 32
|
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@c End:
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