Niko Matsakis <niko@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> - Is there a switch to dump the IR from the compiler between passes /
> enable debug out? I remember I found one a long time ago, but I've
> forgotten where.
See the -d option and the various -fdump- options:
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.3/gcc/Debugging-Options.html#Debugging-Options
> - The only guide to gcc internals I have found is
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/
>
> Are there other documents I should be looking at? I am hoping for
> something that shows each pass of the compiler, explains which IR is
> in use at that time, etc.
That is the only document there is. There is some other more-or-less
helpful information on the gcc wiki:
http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/
> - It mentions GENERIC, GIMPLE, C/C++ Trees, and RTL as various IRs of
> the gcc compiler. I cannot find anything in the source that
> references GIMPLE or GENERIC; I just did "find . -name '*.[ch]' |
> xargs grep -i
> GIMPLE" and nothing came up. Am I missing something?
Which sources are you looking at? The on-line manual always describes
the mainline sources in CVS. GENERIC and GIMPLE were added after the
3.4 release.
> Let me know if this is not the right list for these kind of questions,
> 'cause I'm sure I'll have a bunch more. :)
This list is OK for general questions like this. More specific
questions can be taken to gcc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Ian
