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- more statics in test code (this is partly needed on an experimental freebsd sparc64 build where the elf cleanup code crashes for some reason ... it's probably that experimental build, but a good change to do regardless)
author | Tassilo Philipp |
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date | Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:20:58 +0200 |
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dyncall - A Generic Dynamic FFI package ======================================= dyncall is a low-level toolkit providing a portable abstraction for handling native code dynamically at run time. It comprises three independent components, available as C libraries, namely: - 'dyncall' for making function calls, - 'dyncallback' or writing generic callback handlers, and - 'dynload' for loading code. The package provides abstractions to the Application Binary Interface of various hardware platforms such as x86, AMD64, ARM32/64, PowerPC32/64, MIPS32/64 and SPARC32/64. Our releases are thoroughly tested across all supported platforms using a flexible test suite. A typical application for the use of dyncall is the back-end of a FFI (foreign function interface) for scripting languages to connect with the C/C++ world. The binary footprint of the package is approx. 10-20 kb, depending on the platform. Besides the test suite already mentioned, comprehensive documentation is available. Building the libraries ---------------------- Prequisites: - C compiler such as gcc, clang, sunpro or msvc. - Assembler such as gas (gnu/apple), fbe or masm. - Build system such as 'shell/make', cmake, nmake (windows) or mk (plan9). Supported Architectures and ABIs: --------------------------------- - x86 32/64-bit (cdecl, fastcall, stdcall, C++ this calls, syscalls, plan9) - ARM AArch32/64 (32: ARM/Thumb mode, v4t-v7, oabi/eabi, soft/hardfloat ABIs; 64: AAPCS64) - MIPS 32/64-bit (o32, n64, eabi, with o32 and n64 for soft- and hardfloat) - PowerPC 32/64-bit (32: Mac OS X, System V; 64: System V little and big endian ELF ABI) - Sparc 32/64-bit (v7/8 and v9) Supported Operating Systems: ---------------------------- - Android - *BSD - Haiku - iOS - Linux - Mac OS X - Microsoft Windows - Minix - Nintendo DS Homebrew - Plan9 / 9front - Playstation Portable Homebrew - ReactOS - Solaris Building the libraries ---------------------- Using configure shell script and GNU/BSD/Sun make system. $ ./configure $ make $ make install Testing: $ make tests $ make run-tests Build 'out-of-source' --------------------- $ cd <build_dir> $ <src_dir>/configure --prefix=<install_dir> $ make $ sudo make install Building using CMake -------------------- $ cmake $ make $ sudo make install Building on Windows ------------------- See doc/README.Windows Platform-specific build details ------------------------------- See doc/README.* Building the manual ------------------- Make sure pdflatex is installed and run $ make docs Please refer to http://www.dyncall.org, dyncall(3), dyncallback(3), dynload(3), the dyncall manual and platform-specific READMEs under doc/ for more information.