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Set up for lwcc development with README file.
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1 This is the lwcc C compiler for lwtools. It was written using various other
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2 C compilers as guides. Special thanks to the developers of the PCC compiler.
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3 While none of the actual code from PCC was actually used, much of compiler
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4 itself served as a template for creating lwcc.
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6 This directory is arranged as follows:
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8 driver/
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10 This contains the source for the front end driver program which will be
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11 called "lwcc" and is the public face of the compiler. The lwcc program
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12 itself provides various options that are largely compatible with unix C
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13 compilers like gcc. It should be noted that the internal interface between
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14 the lwcc driver and its back end programs (the preprocessor and compiler
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15 proper) is unspecified and subject to change without notice. The assembler
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16 and linker (lwasm, lwlink) do have defined public interfaces are are not
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17 likely to change substantially.
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20 liblwcc/
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22 This contains any runtime libraries the compiler needs to support its
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23 output. This is usually assembly routines to support complex operations not
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24 directly supported by the CPU instruction set.
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