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Changes for version 1.07 - 2009-12-19

  • C.pm: fix fbm_compile (INDEX) for >= 5.10. gv_list is already a pointer. rewrite PVGV (ie PVBM) init for >= 5.10. (test 11) Added CV->save_magic (untested) Fixed two wrong my decelarations detected by the new Od debugger.
  • README: Clarify DIFFERENCES section for CC only. Esp. the Context of ".." section. New test 30
  • t/TESTS, t/testc.sh, t/testplc.sh: test 30 added for Context of ".."
  • t/testc.sh: fix -k logic, keep .pl for -O tests

Documentation

ByteLoader bytecode versions
Autogenerated data about Perl ops, used to generate bytecode
Introduction to the Perl Compiler-Translator
The Perl op tree
Assemble Perl bytecode
generate executables from Perl programs
Need help with the perl compiler, emit C or JIT, blabla

Modules

Autogenerated data about Perl ops, used to generate bytecode
load byte compiled perl code
Autogenerated data about Perl ops, used to generate bytecode
Assemble Perl bytecode
Walk basic blocks
Perl compiler's bytecode backend
Perl compiler's C backend
Perl compiler's optimized C translation backend
Disassemble Perl bytecode
Helper module for CC backend
show what stashes are loaded

Provides

in lib/B/C.pm
in lib/B/C.pm
in lib/B/Disassembler.pm
in lib/B/C.pm
in lib/B/CC.pm
in lib/B/CC.pm