I8C

I8C is a compiler for Infinity notes. It compiles I8 source code to object code that can then be linked into executables or shared libraries in the usual way.

Installation

You can install I8C with PIP:

pip install --user

or you can build from source:

git clone https://gitlab.com/gbenson/i8c.git
cd i8c
python setup.py test  # optional
python setup.py install --user

Either will install I8C in ~/.local/bin/i8c, so you may need to add ~/.local/bin to your path. Alternatively you can omit the --user and install I8C globally on your system.

Usage

In most cases the command you want is:

i8c -c file.i8

which reads and compiles file.i8 and writes the result to file.o.

In general I8C operates like GCC, so if you’re used to GCC then I8C should make sense. I8C uses GCC both to preprocess its input (unless invoked with -fpreprocessed) and to assemble its output (unless invoked with -E or -S). If GCC is used, all options not explicitly listed by i8c --help will be passed to GCC unmodified.

The following environment variables may be set to cause I8C to use a specific GCC executable:

I8C_CC

Program for compiling C programs (default: gcc)

I8C_CPP

Program for running the C preprocessor, with results to standard output (default: $(I8C_CC) -E -x c)

I8C_AS

Program for compiling assembly files (default: $(I8C_CC) -x assembler-with-cpp)

Links

Source

https://gitlab.com/gbenson/i8c/

Python package

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/i8c/

Integration testing

https://travis-ci.org/gbenson/i8c

Bug tracker

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ (product "infinity", component "i8c")

Mailing list

infinity@sourceware.org, https://sourceware.org/ml/infinity/