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Re: Compiler tests

From David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Compiler tests
Date 2019-01-23 16:41 +0100
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On 23/01/2019 15:33, Bart wrote:
> On 23/01/2019 08:22, David Brown wrote:
>> On 23/01/2019 00:14, Bart wrote:
> 
> [Embedding files as data]
> 
>>> In the compiled language, this only works for text files (as strings
>>> can't have embedded zeros), but it ought to work with html:
>>
>> Strings, including string literals, can have embedded zeros.  But for
>> binary files, the addition of the terminating 0 at the end of the string
>> may be an issue.
> 
> There are all sorts of problems with binary data, so that I only allow
> text. There were also problems in the script language, but there I made
> it work; the use of counted string types made it easier.

Text files might be easier, but that is very little use if you need
binary files.

> 
> If I try this:
> 
>    ichar words=strinclude "hello.exe"
> 
> (where hello.exe is a 2.5K file), and translate to C, I get:
> 
>  static byte *  t_words = (byte*)"MZ";
> 
> A three-character string (the third char with code 0x90 is not shown
> here). Even if the translation includes all 2560 bytes using \xx codes
> within the string, there still isn't a mechanism to to denote the length.

You are in control of the language and the code generator.  Why not make
it simple:

  ichar words = bininclude "hello.exe"

Translate to C:

  enum { words_length = 2560 };
  const uint8_t words[words_length] = {
	0x4c, 0x5a, 0x90, 0x00, ...
  };

You could also leave the array length unspecified, and use sizeof to
read it, but that would not be exported (if you need the array to be
visible from other modules).


> 
>>> (Here it's important not to use 'const index_html = ...' otherwise the
>>> string constant is duplicated for each use. When translating to C, some
>>> compilers already balk at long string constants.))
>>
>> That makes no sense whatsoever.  Or are you talking about a limitation
>> in your own language for how you handle strings?  "const" does not make
>> things duplicated in C.
> 
> If I were to do:
>     const s = "abc"
>     print s,s,s
> 
> then "abc" is effectively repeated 3 times. (The C translation has three
> lots of "abc" in the source)

That is a clear limitation with your code generator (or your language -
you decide).

However, there is an easy solution.  Use gcc.  Identical string literals
in the same file will be merged.  The "-fmerge-constants" flag (enabled
with optimisation -O1 and above) will merge the strings across
compilation units.  "-fmerge-all-constants", which must be given
explicitly (since it is non-conforming) will do so even for initialised
const arrays.

> 
> With very long strings, you don't really want them duplicated as it can
> increase the executable size significantly. (Maybe some C compilers will
> detect identical string constants and only have one instance, but I
> haven't looked into it.)
> 

I agree - and so do the gcc developers.

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Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 00:03 +0000
  Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-20 16:52 +1300
    Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-20 10:27 +0100
      Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-20 12:37 +0100
        Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 13:08 +0000
          Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 15:02 +0000
            Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-20 17:31 +0100
              Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 17:08 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-20 21:40 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 22:41 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 00:39 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 00:36 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-21 16:33 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 11:58 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-21 04:15 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-22 07:53 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-23 01:15 -0600
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 12:00 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-24 08:13 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-23 13:30 -0600
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 08:22 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 12:23 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 14:42 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 14:17 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-21 12:46 -0800
                You guys really, really need to get a room (Was: Compiler tests) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2019-01-24 14:05 +0000
          Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-20 17:27 +0100
            Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 17:19 +0000
              Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 09:44 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 12:49 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 15:31 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-01-21 14:38 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-21 15:15 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-01-21 16:05 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 16:39 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-21 12:51 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 00:16 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-01-22 08:43 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 12:31 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-01-22 17:49 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-01-23 11:04 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 11:18 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-21 15:35 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-21 15:49 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-21 17:42 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-23 03:18 -0600
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 11:11 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-23 12:18 -0600
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 13:56 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-22 10:55 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 12:07 +0000
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                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 12:52 +0000
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                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-22 15:10 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 17:30 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-22 23:02 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-22 23:14 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-22 15:45 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2019-01-22 17:57 -0600
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-22 16:36 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 01:37 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-22 18:53 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 09:42 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 09:22 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-23 08:52 -0500
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 15:13 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 14:33 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-23 07:30 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 16:05 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 17:17 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 16:29 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 22:04 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 21:50 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 10:45 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 11:55 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 13:58 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2019-01-24 05:07 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 14:10 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 14:18 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 15:51 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 15:44 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 17:32 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-01-24 19:07 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 20:14 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 22:24 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-24 22:46 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-25 12:34 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 01:01 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-25 14:15 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 10:05 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 14:51 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 09:48 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 10:56 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 12:08 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 13:28 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 13:33 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 15:38 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 15:08 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 13:53 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 12:25 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 10:03 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 10:08 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 11:14 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 12:02 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 13:37 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 13:58 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 14:26 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 15:01 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 15:42 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-25 10:25 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 14:37 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 16:33 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 07:44 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 17:53 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-25 10:33 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 20:43 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-25 12:17 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 18:31 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 20:41 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 21:19 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-26 10:24 +1300
                Re: Compiler tests "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 22:27 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 22:39 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-25 18:46 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 12:43 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 14:37 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 14:19 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 15:47 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 07:17 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2019-02-03 07:28 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-02-03 12:35 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2019-02-03 21:47 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-02-03 22:57 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-24 06:47 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-23 20:22 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 22:12 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-23 21:54 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-24 11:41 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-24 23:17 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 11:11 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-25 12:04 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 14:05 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-25 18:40 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 22:36 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 22:15 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-01-25 14:48 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-01-25 14:46 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-25 17:48 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-23 08:23 -0800
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 16:41 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 16:18 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-23 17:28 +0100
                Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-23 20:23 +0000
                Re: Compiler tests Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2019-01-22 17:52 -0600
          Re: Compiler tests Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-20 20:17 +0000
    Re: Compiler tests BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2019-01-21 00:13 -0600

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