(8 bits) which is not ANSI compliant
\layout Itemize
-the default directory where include, library and documention files are stored
- is now in /usr/local/share
+the default directory for gcc-builds where include, library and documention
+ files are stored is now in /usr/local/share
\layout Itemize
char type parameters to vararg functions are casted to int unless explicitly
Install and search paths
\layout Standard
-Linux (and other gcc-builds like Solaris, Cygwin, Mingw and OSX) by default
+Linux (and other gcc-builds like Solaris, Cygwin, Mingw32 and OSX) by default
install in /usr/local.
You can override this when configuring with ---prefix-path.
Subdirs used will be bin, share/sdcc/include, share/sdcc/lib and share/sdcc/doc.
rd paths.
\layout Subsection
-Linux and other gcc-based systems (cygwin, mingw, osx)
+Linux and other gcc-based systems (cygwin, mingw32, osx)
\layout Enumerate
Download the binary package and unpack it using your favorite unpacking
tool (gunzip, WinZip, etc).
This should unpack to a group of sub-directories.
- An example directory structure after unpacking the mingw package is: c:
+ An example directory structure after unpacking the mingw32 package is:
+ c:
\backslash
usr
\backslash
directory or start sdcc using the full path.
\layout Subsubsection
-Windows Install Using Cygwin and Mingw
+Windows Install Using Cygwin and Mingw32
\layout Standard
Follow the instruction in
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-\series bold
--o\SpecialChar ~
-<path/file>
-\series default
-the output path resp.
- file where everything will be placed
-\layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-
-
\series bold
-L\SpecialChar ~
---lib-path
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+\series bold
+--c1mode
+\series default
+ reads the preprocessed source from standard input and compiles it.
+ The file name for the assembler output must be specified using the -o option.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
\series bold
-E
\series default
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+\series bold
+-o\SpecialChar ~
+<path/file>
+\series default
+The output path resp.
+ file where everything will be placed.
+ If the parameter is a path, it must have a trailing slash (or backslash
+ for the Windows binaries) to be recognized as a path.
+
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
\series bold
---stack-auto
\series default
-V
\series default
Shows the actual commands the compiler is executing.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+---no-c-code-in-asm
+\series default
+ Hides your ugly and inefficient c-code from the asm file, so you can always
+ blame the compiler :).
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+---i-code-in-asm
+\series default
+ Include i-codes in the asm file.
+ Looks like noise but is most helpfull for debugging the compiler itself.
\layout Subsubsection
Intermediate Dump Options
Will cause all the above mentioned dumps to be created.
\layout Subsection
+Environment variables
+\layout Standard
+
+SDCC recognizes the following environment variables:
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+SDCC_LEAVE_SIGNALS
+\series default
+ SDCC installs a signal handler to be able to delete temporary files after
+ an user break (^C) or an exception.
+ If this environment variable is set, SDCC won't install the signal handler
+ in order to be able to debug SDCC.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+TMP,\SpecialChar ~
+TEMP,\SpecialChar ~
+TMPDIR
+\series default
+ Path, where temporary files will be created.
+ The order of the variables is the search order.
+ In a standard *nix environment these variables are not set, and there's
+ no need to set them.
+ On Windows it's recommended to set one of them.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+(coming\SpecialChar ~
+soon:\SpecialChar ~
+SDCC_BIN_PATH)
+\series default
+ Path, see
+\begin_inset Quotes sld
+\end_inset
+
+2.1 Install and search paths
+\begin_inset Quotes srd
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+(coming\SpecialChar ~
+soon:\SpecialChar ~
+SDCC_INCLUDE_PATH)
+\series default
+ Path, see
+\begin_inset Quotes sld
+\end_inset
+
+2.1 Install and search paths
+\begin_inset Quotes srd
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+(coming\SpecialChar ~
+soon:\SpecialChar ~
+SDCC_LIB_PATH)
+\series default
+ Path, see
+\begin_inset Quotes sld
+\end_inset
+
+2.1 Install and search paths
+\begin_inset Quotes srd
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\layout List
+\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
+
+
+\series bold
+SDCCDIR\SpecialChar ~
+(soon\SpecialChar ~
+replaced\SpecialChar ~
+by:\SpecialChar ~
+SDCCPATH)
+\series default
+ Path, see
+\begin_inset Quotes sld
+\end_inset
+
+2.1 Install and search paths
+\begin_inset Quotes srd
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\layout Standard
+
+There are some more environment variables recognized by SDCC, but these
+ are solely used for debugging purposes.
+ They can change or disappear very quickly, and will never be documentated.
+\layout Subsection
+
MCS51/DS390 Storage Class Language Extensions
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Tabular
<lyxtabular version="3" rows="6" columns="3">
<features>
-<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" width="0(null)">
-<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" width="0(null)">
-<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" rightline="true" width="0(null)">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" width="0pt">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" width="0pt">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" rightline="true" width="0pt">
<row topline="true" bottomline="true">
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
\begin_inset Text
labels defines in inline assembly CANNOT be accessed by C statements.
\layout Subsection
-int(16 bit) and long (32 bit) Support
+int (16 bit) and long (32 bit) Support
\layout Standard
For signed & unsigned int (16 bit) and long (32 bit) variables, division,
Use the smallest data type to represent your data-value.
If it is known in advance that the value is going to be less than 256 then
- use a 'char' instead of a 'short' or 'int'.
+ use an 'unsigned char' instead of a 'short' or 'int'.
\layout Itemize
Use unsigned when it is known in advance that the value is not going to
variables (induction).
\layout Itemize
-Since the compiler does not do implicit integral promotion, the programmer
- should do an explicit cast when integral promotion is required.
+Since the compiler does not always do implicit integral promotion, the programme
+r should do an explicit cast when integral promotion is required.
\layout Itemize
Reducing the size of division, multiplication & modulus operations can reduce
\size footnotesize
Sample.c(11:15:12:1) iTemp6 [lr5:16]{_near * int}[r0] = iTemp6 [lr5:16]{_near
- * int}[r0] +
-\layout Standard
-
-
-\size footnotesize
-0x2 {short}
+ * int}[r0] + 0x2 {short}
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
Sample.c(16:27:31:1) iTemp2 [lr18:40]{short}[r2] = iTemp2 [lr18:40]{short}[r2]
- +
-\layout Standard
-
-
-\size footnotesize
-ITemp21 [lr21:38]{short}[r4]
+ + ITemp21 [lr21:38]{short}[r4]
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
Sample.c(17:30:34:1) iTemp11 [lr19:40]{short}[r3] = iTemp11 [lr19:40]{short}[r3]
- +
-\layout Standard
-
-
-\size footnotesize
-iTemp15 [lr29:30]{short}[r1]
+ + iTemp15 [lr29:30]{short}[r1]
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
Sample.c(20:40:49:0) iTemp24 [lr40:41]{short}[DPTR] = iTemp2 [lr18:40]{short}[r2]
- +
-\layout Standard
-
-
-\size footnotesize
-ITemp11 [lr19:40]{short}[r3]
+ + ITemp11 [lr19:40]{short}[r3]
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
-sample.c(20:41:50:0) ret iTemp24 [lr40:41]{short}
+Sample.c(20:41:50:0) ret iTemp24 [lr40:41]{short}
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
-sample.c(20:42:51:0)_return($8) :
+Sample.c(20:42:51:0)_return($8) :
\layout Standard
\size footnotesize
-sample.c(20:43:52:0) eproc _function [lr0:0]{ ia0 re0 rm0}{function short}
+Sample.c(20:43:52:0) eproc _function [lr0:0]{ ia0 re0 rm0}{function short}
\size default
\newline