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IMCC - documentation
IMCC is the Intermediate Code Compiler for Parrot.
It's integrated into the parrot
executable.
IMCC compiles a language called Parrot Intermediate Representation (PIR).
PIR is the primary target of language implementations.
PIR code files usually have the extension .pir
.
At times in the past the extension .imc
was used as well,
but .pir
is preferred and .imc
will soon be deprecated.
This document describes available IMCC documentation, located in docs/imcc unless otherwise described.
See also the general Parrot documentation, located in docs.
Describes the standard way of passing arguments and receiving results from subroutines. See also pdd/003_calling_conventions.pod.
A must read for potential language implementors.
The macro layer of parrot.
Describes how IMCC operates internally.
Basic parsing functionality.
The syntax of .pir
files.
Summary of IMCC features and syntax.
Most documentation files end in .c.
Leopold Toetsch <lt@toetsch.at>
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