libjit
LibJIT is a fairly straightforward, lightweight library for runtime compilation with a simple and stable ABI.
Website: http://www.dotgnu.org/libjit-doc/libjit.html, http://freshmeat.net/projects/libjit
Platforms supported: Windows, Linux, DOS
Headers to include: jit.bi
Header version: 0.1.2
Example
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'' Simple mul/add example
#include "jit.bi"
' initialize libjit
Dim context As jit_context_t = jit_context_create()
jit_context_build_start(context)
' define function mul_add(x, y, z)
Dim params(0 To 2) As jit_type_t = {jit_type_int, jit_type_int, jit_type_int}
Dim signature As jit_type_t = jit_type_create_signature( _
jit_abi_cdecl, _ ' C-style function
jit_type_int, _ ' Return type
@params(0), _ ' Parameter array
3, _ ' Number of components
1 _ ' Count references?
)
Dim mul_add As jit_function_t = jit_function_create(context, signature)
' build function (result = (x*y)+z)
Dim As jit_value_t x, y, z, temp1, temp2
x = jit_value_get_param(mul_add, 0)
y = jit_value_get_param(mul_add, 1)
temp1 = jit_insn_mul(mul_add, x, y)
z = jit_value_get_param(mul_add, 2)
temp2 = jit_insn_add(mul_add, temp1, z)
jit_insn_return(mul_add, temp2)
' compile function function
jit_function_compile(mul_add)
jit_context_build_end(context)
' call function
Dim As Integer a=3, b=5, c=2, result
Dim args(0 To 2) As Integer Ptr = {@a, @b, @c}
jit_function_apply(mul_add, @args(0), @result)
Print Using "mul__add(&, &, &) = &"; a; b; c; result
' clean up libjit
jit_context_destroy(context)
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'' GCD calculation example
#include "jit.bi"
' initialize libjit
Dim context As jit_context_t = jit_context_create()
jit_context_build_start(context)
' define function gcd(x as uinteger, y as uinteger) as uinteger
Dim params(0 To 1) As jit_type_t = {jit_type_uint, jit_type_uint}
Dim signature As jit_type_t = jit_type_create_signature( _
jit_abi_cdecl, _ ' C-style function
jit_type_uint, _ ' Return type
@params(0), _ ' Parameter array
2, _ ' Number of components
1 _ ' Count references?
)
Dim gcd As jit_function_t = jit_function_create(context, signature)
' build function
' check x = y
Dim As jit_value_t x, y, x_eq_y
x = jit_value_get_param(gcd, 0)
y = jit_value_get_param(gcd, 1)
x_eq_y = jit_insn_eq(gcd, x, y)
' if x = y, return x
Dim label_x_ne_y As jit_label_t = jit_label_undefined
jit_insn_branch_if_not(gcd, x_eq_y, @label_x_ne_y)
jit_insn_return(gcd, x)
' else if...
jit_insn_label(gcd, @label_x_ne_y)
' check x < y
Dim As jit_value_t x_lt_y
Dim label_x_gte_y As jit_label_t = jit_label_undefined
x_lt_y = jit_insn_lt(gcd, x, y)
jit_insn_branch_if_not(gcd, x_lt_y, @label_x_gte_y)
' if x < y, return gcd(x, y-x)
Dim As jit_value_t gcd_args(0 To 2), gcd_result
gcd_args(0) = x
gcd_args(1) = jit_insn_sub(gcd, y, x)
gcd_result = jit_insn_call( _
gcd, _ ' where we are calling from
"gcd", _ ' function name
gcd, _ ' function reference
0, _ ' signature = auto
@gcd_args(0), _ ' arguments
2, _ ' argument count
0 _ ' flags = nothing special
)
jit_insn_return(gcd, gcd_result)
' else...
jit_insn_label(gcd, @label_x_gte_y)
' return gcd(x-y, y)
gcd_args(0) = jit_insn_sub(gcd, x, y)
gcd_args(1) = y
gcd_result = jit_insn_call( _
gcd, _ ' where we are calling from
"gcd", _ ' function name
gcd, _ ' function reference
0, _ ' signature = auto
@gcd_args(0), _ ' arguments
2, _ ' argument count
0 _ ' flags = nothing special
)
jit_insn_return(gcd, gcd_result)
' compile function
jit_function_compile(gcd)
jit_context_build_end(context)
' call function
Dim As jit_uint a=21, b=14, result
Dim As jit_uint Ptr args(0 To 1) = {@a, @b}
jit_function_apply(gcd, @args(0), @result)
Print Using "gcd(&, &) = &"; a; b; result
' clean up libjit
jit_context_destroy(context)
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