digitalmars.D - D compiler assembly
- Brand (3/3) May 17 2004 Is it possible to make D compiler generate assembly listing? It's pretty
- Mike Swieton (5/6) May 17 2004 Umm... yes, it can. It's in the dmd.zip file.
- Walter (5/8) May 17 2004 Obj2asm is an extremely useful tool, it's only $15 at
- Brand (4/7) May 17 2004 I agree that this tool is very good. But using any 3rd party disassemble...
- Ilya Minkov (10/14) May 18 2004 Portable C and C++ compilers like GCC and LCC usually handle assembly as...
- Andrew Edwards (6/11) May 17 2004 obj2asm is included every time you download dmd.zip. It is located int
Is it possible to make D compiler generate assembly listing? It's pretty annoying to use external disassemblers (such as IDA) for that. And obj2asm mentioned on this site can't be downloaded for free <g>
May 17 2004
Mike Swieton <mike swieton.net> On Mon, 17 May 2004 22:21:56 +0000, Brand wrote:And obj2asm mentioned on this site can't be downloaded for free <g>Umm... yes, it can. It's in the dmd.zip file. Mike Swieton __ Freedom is the right to make the wrong decision.
May 17 2004
"Brand" <Brand_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c8bdu4$16tq$1 digitaldaemon.com...Is it possible to make D compiler generate assembly listing? It's pretty annoying to use external disassemblers (such as IDA) for that. And obj2asm mentioned on this site can't be downloaded for free <g>Obj2asm is an extremely useful tool, it's only $15 at www.digitalmars.com/eup.html, comes with a bunch of other very useful tools, and helps keep the monitors glowing at Digital Mars.
May 17 2004
Obj2asm is an extremely useful tool, it's only $15 at www.digitalmars.com/eup.html, comes with a bunch of other very useful tools, and helps keep the monitors glowing at Digital Mars.I agree that this tool is very good. But using any 3rd party disassembler works too. I was wondering if D compiler will be able to produce assembly listing itself (as do most (if not all) C++ compilers). This feature will greatly help isolating bugs in code generation and should not hit your obj2asm sales much <g>
May 17 2004
Brand schrieb:I agree that this tool is very good. But using any 3rd party disassembler works too. I was wondering if D compiler will be able to produce assembly listing itself (as do most (if not all) C++ compilers). This feature will greatly help isolating bugs in code generation and should not hit your obj2asm sales much <g>Portable C and C++ compilers like GCC and LCC usually handle assembly as text as their intermediate form, and then pass it to an assembler, which can be either embedded or even external. DigitalMars compilers are different in this respect, that they generate machine code directly without going through assembly. Well, it's no surprise their backends aren't "portable" either. Making the compiler output assembly would essentially mean embedding a disassembler. It doesn't seem Walter would intend to do it, since else he probably would have done it years ago. :) -eye
May 18 2004
Portable C and C++ compilers like GCC and LCC usually handle assembly as text as their intermediate form, and then pass it to an assembler, which can be either embedded or even external. DigitalMars compilers are different in this respect, that they generate machine code directly without going through assembly. Well, it's no surprise their backends aren't "portable" either. Making the compiler output assembly would essentially mean embedding a disassembler. It doesn't seem Walter would intend to do it, since else he probably would have done it years ago. :)That makes sense, thanks for explanation. Will have to use some 3rd party disassembler then. BTW, are there any benefits in DM approach? Slightly faster compilation time, or something else?
May 18 2004
"Brand" <Brand_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c8dppa$2260$1 digitaldaemon.com...time, orPortable C and C++ compilers like GCC and LCC usually handle assembly as text as their intermediate form, and then pass it to an assembler, which can be either embedded or even external. DigitalMars compilers are different in this respect, that they generate machine code directly without going through assembly. Well, it's no surprise their backends aren't "portable" either. Making the compiler output assembly would essentially mean embedding a disassembler. It doesn't seem Walter would intend to do it, since else he probably would have done it years ago. :)BTW, are there any benefits in DM approach? Slightly faster compilationsomething else?If you compare DMC compile speed with gcc, I think that'll be clear enough <g>.
May 18 2004
"Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:c8e0a8$2d8n$3 digitaldaemon.com..."Brand" <Brand_member pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c8dppa$2260$1 digitaldaemon.com...You're not kidding, my funky brother!time, orPortable C and C++ compilers like GCC and LCC usually handle assembly as text as their intermediate form, and then pass it to an assembler, which can be either embedded or even external. DigitalMars compilers are different in this respect, that they generate machine code directly without going through assembly. Well, it's no surprise their backends aren't "portable" either. Making the compiler output assembly would essentially mean embedding a disassembler. It doesn't seem Walter would intend to do it, since else he probably would have done it years ago. :)BTW, are there any benefits in DM approach? Slightly faster compilationsomething else?If you compare DMC compile speed with gcc, I think that'll be clear enough <g>.
Jun 04 2004
Brand wrote:Is it possible to make D compiler generate assembly listing? It's pretty annoying to use external disassemblers (such as IDA) for that. And obj2asm mentioned on this site can't be downloaded for free <g>obj2asm is included every time you download dmd.zip. It is located int the ../dmd/bin directory. Unless of course you are using a W$ OS, in which case there is none for M$. Later, Andrew
May 17 2004