RCC : Ralang/Relocatable Code Compiler
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Compiler pipeline: the picture
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spp : Simple preprocessor
| - includes and conditional compilation
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ralang : The language
| - imperative and simple
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macros : architecture independent assembly-like macro-based
| - provides calling conventions and syscall definitions
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assembly : macros are then converted into assembly
| - specific for an OS/arch
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gas
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V
binary : the executable, relocatable code
- inject it for fun and profit
The language
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The ralang language aims to be an imperative high-level language providing
limited flexibility with some basic rules for parsing to simplify the
interpretation of the code.
Check t/ for examples
The compiler is a state machine where every character can modify the
internal state of itself while directly producing assembly code.
A gramatical parser is nothing more or nothing less than that. The language
must only permit constructions that can be directly mapped to machine code.
write($1, .var0, .var4);
Strings are encoded in the stack at runtime, variable access is done
explicitly by giving the delta offset against the base register.
.var0 = "Hello";
Access modifiers:
$1024 = numeric value
.var0 = get contents of variable
&.var0 = get address of variable
*.var0 = get contents of place where the var points to
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