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| -rwxr-xr-x | debug_translate | 26 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | ntranslate | 14 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | translate | 14 |
3 files changed, 44 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/debug_translate b/debug_translate new file mode 100755 index 00000000..39075aac --- /dev/null +++ b/debug_translate @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# Translate SubX files with debug information. +# +# Mu's core tooling has a gap: +# 1. 'translate' can generate debug information, but syntax sugar passes +# (sigils and calls) have no C++ versions and take several minutes to run +# emulated. +# 2. 'ntranslate' is fast, but you get no trace for runs and zero error-checking +# on the code emitted by sigils and calls. Which could still be buggy. +# +# This script is a hack to get the best of both worlds. We run natively what +# we must, and leverage as much debug information as possible. This arrangement +# is snappy but requires Linux just like 'ntranslate'. You also are on your +# own to mentally map desugared instructions in traces and error messages back +# to the original sources. + +set -e + +echo " calls" +cat $* |apps/calls > a.calls +echo " sigils" +cat a.calls |apps/sigils > a.sigils + +subx --debug translate a.sigils -o a.elf + +chmod +x a.elf diff --git a/ntranslate b/ntranslate index 94b7e7f1..4cc8e955 100755 --- a/ntranslate +++ b/ntranslate @@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ # Translate SubX using the self-hosted translator. # # Possible knobs: -# Whether to run a phase directly or emulated. +# Whether to run a phase natively or in emulated mode. # This script is for running natively. # Whether to stop after a phase. -# Just always run all phases, but print out phases so it's clear where an error happens. -# Whether to trace a phase. Whether to always trace or rerun with tracing enabled after an error. -# Leave tracing to other scripts. We save intermediate files so it's easy to rerun a single phase afterwards. -# Whether to run a phase with debug information. (Need to juggle multiple sets of debug files.) +# This script assumes inputs are already working so doesn't easily show +# which phase an error happens in. +# Whether to trace a phase. Whether to always trace or rerun with tracing +# enabled after an error. +# Leave tracing to other scripts. We save intermediate files so it's easy +# to rerun a single phase afterwards. +# Whether to run a phase with debug information. (Need to juggle multiple +# sets of debug files.) # Again, that's for subsequent scripts. set -e diff --git a/translate b/translate index 4546e15d..caa3b375 100755 --- a/translate +++ b/translate @@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ # Translate SubX using the self-hosted translator. # # Possible knobs: -# Whether to run a phase directly or emulated. +# Whether to run a phase natively or in emulated mode. # Just always emulate for now since we debug on non-Linux. # Whether to stop after a phase. -# Just always run all phases, but print out phases so it's clear where an error happens. -# Whether to trace a phase. Whether to always trace or rerun with tracing enabled after an error. -# Leave tracing to other scripts. We save intermediate files so it's easy to rerun a single phase afterwards. -# Whether to run a phase with debug information. (Need to juggle multiple sets of debug files.) +# Just always run all phases, but print out phases so it's clear where an +# error happens. +# Whether to trace a phase. Whether to always trace or rerun with tracing +# enabled after an error. +# Leave tracing to other scripts. We save intermediate files so it's easy +# to rerun a single phase afterwards. +# Whether to run a phase with debug information. (Need to juggle multiple +# sets of debug files.) # Again, that's for subsequent scripts. set -e |