Re: [Tinycc-devel] A few beginner questions

[grischka]

David Mertens wrote:
> Is tcc_add_symbol always necessary? I've noticed that I can define a 
> function in my main program and apparently call it without calling a
> tcc_add_symbol, but when I try to remove that line from libtcc_test.c, 
> it croaks with undefined symbol issues. My current test case that raises 
> this question is quite complex, so I can try to boil it down if that 
> would help.

Using tcc_add_symbol is not necessary if your program works well
without.

> What are the best references for understanding the basic compile 
> process? In particular, why is it necessary to relocate code? I suspect 
> the "Dragon Book" would be a good starting point, but I figured I would 
> check before diving into it.

Of course the best way to understand the basics of a compiler is to
learn to understand TinyCC.  (What answer did you expect ;=))

--- grischka