NAME

src/inter_misc.c - Parrot Interpreter miscellaneous functions

DESCRIPTION

NCI function setup, compiler registration, interpinfo, and sysinfo opcodes.

Functions

void register_nci_method

Create an entry in the nci_method_table for the given NCI method of PMC class type.

void register_raw_nci_method_in_ns

Create an entry in the nci_method_table for the given raw NCI method of PMC class type.

void Parrot_mark_method_writes

Mark the method name on PMC type type as one that modifies the PMC.

void Parrot_compreg

Register a parser/compiler function.

PMC *Parrot_compile_string

Compile code string.

void *Parrot_compile_file

Compile code file.

INTVAL interpinfo

what specifies the type of information you want about the interpreter.

PMC *interpinfo_p

what specifies the type of information you want about the interpreter.

STRING *interpinfo_s

Takes an interpreter name and an information type as arguments. Returns corresponding information strings about the interpreter: the full pathname, executable name, or the file stem, (or throws an error exception, if the type is not recognised). Valid types are EXECUTABLE_FULLNAME, EXECUTABLE_BASENAME, and RUNTIME_PREFIX.

INTVAL sysinfo_i

Returns the system info.info_wanted is one of:

    PARROT_INTSIZE
    PARROT_FLOATSIZE
    PARROT_POINTERSIZE
    PARROT_INTMAX
    PARROT_INTMIN

In unknown info is requested then -1 is returned.

STRING *sysinfo_s

Returns the system info string.info_wanted is one of:

    PARROT_OS
    PARROT_OS_VERSION
    PARROT_OS_VERSION_NUMBER
    CPU_ARCH
    CPU_TYPE

If unknown info is requested then an empty string is returned.