Contents

• Compiler directives
  • Local directives
    • $A or $ALIGN: Align Data
    • $ASMMODE : Assembler mode
    • $B or $BOOLEVAL: Complete boolean evaluation
    • $C or $ASSERTIONS : Assertion support
    • $DEFINE : Define a symbol
    • $ELSE : Switch conditional compilation
    • $ENDIF : End conditional compilation
    • $ERROR : Generate error message
    • $F : Far or near functions
    • $FATAL : Generate fatal error message
    • $H or $LONGSTRINGS : Use AnsiStrings
    • $HINT : Generate hint message
    • $HINTS : Emit hints
    • $IF : Start conditional compilation
    • $IFDEF : Start conditional compilation
    • $IFNDEF : Start conditional compilation
    • $IFOPT : Start conditional compilation
    • $INFO : Generate info message
    • $I or $IOCHECK : Input/Output checking
    • $I or $INCLUDE : Include file
    • $I or $INCLUDE : Include compiler info
    • $I386_XXX : Specify assembler format
    • $L or $LINK : Link object file
    • $LINKLIB : Link to a library
    • $M or $TYPEINFO : Generate type info
    • $MESSAGE : Generate info message
    • $MMX : Intel MMX support
    • $NOTE : Generate note message
    • $NOTES : Emit notes
    • $OUTPUT_FORMAT : Specify the output format
    • $P or $OPENSTRINGS : Use open strings
    • $PACKENUM : Minimum enumeration type size
    • $PACKRECORDS : Alignment of record elements
    • $Q $OVERFLOWCHECKS: Overflow checking
    • $R or $RANGECHECKS : Range checking
    • $SATURATION : Saturation operations
    • $STOP : Generate fatal error message
    • $T or $TYPEDADDRESS : Typed address operator (@)
    • $UNDEF : Undefine a symbol
    • $V or $VARSTRINGCHECKS : Var-string checking
    • $WAIT : Wait for enter key press
    • $WARNING : Generate warning message
    • $WARNINGS : Emit warnings
    • $X or $EXTENDEDSYNTAX : Extended syntax
  • Global directives
    • $D or $DEBUGINFO: Debugging symbols
    • $E : Emulation of coprocessor
      • Intel x86 version
      • Motorola 680x0 version
    • $G : Generate 80286 code
    • $L or $LOCALSYMBOLS: Local symbol information
    • $M or $MEMORY: Memory sizes
    • $N : Numeric processing
    • $O : Overlay code generation
    • $S : Stack checking
    • $W or $STACKFRAMES : Generate stackframes
    • $Y or $REFERENCEINFO : Insert Browser information
• Using conditionals, Messages and macros
  • Conditionals
  • Messages
  • Macros
• Using Assembly language
  • Intel syntax
  • AT&T Syntax
  • Calling mechanism
    • Ix86 calling conventions
    • M680x0 calling conventions
  • Signalling changed registers
  • Register Conventions
    • Intel x86 version
    • Motorola 680x0 version
• Linking issues
  • Using external functions or procedures
  • Using external variables
  • Linking to an object file
  • Linking to a library
  • Making libraries
    • Exporting functions
    • Exporting variables
    • Compiling libraries
    • Moving units into a library
    • Unit searching strategy
  • Using smart linking
• Objects
  • Constructor and Destructor calls
  • Memory storage of objects
  • The Virtual Method Table
• Generated code
  • Units
  • Programs
• Intel MMX support
  • What is it about ?
  • Saturation support
  • Restrictions of MMX support
  • Supported MMX operations
  • Optimizing MMX support
• Memory issues
  • The 32-bit model.
  • The stack
    • Intel x86 version
      • DOS
      • Linux
      • OS/2
    • Motorola 680x0 version
      • Amiga
      • Atari
  • The heap
    • The heap grows
    • Using Blocks
    • Using the split heap
  • using DOS memory under the Go32 extender
• Optimizations
  • Non processor specific
    • Constant folding
    • Constant merging
    • Short cut evaluation
    • Constant set inlining
    • Small sets
    • Range checking
    • Shifts instead of multiply or divide
    • Automatic alignment
    • Smart linking
    • Inline routines
    • Case optimization
    • Stack frame omission
    • Register variables
    • Intel x86 specific
    • Motorola 680x0 specific
  • Optimization switches
  • Tips to get faster code
  • Floating point
    • Intel x86 specific
    • Motorola 680x0 specific
• Anatomy of a unit file
  • Basics
  • reading ppufiles
  • The Header
  • The sections
  • Creating ppufiles
• Compiler and RTL source tree structure
  • The compiler source tree
• Compiler limits
• About this document ...