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== NAME == | ||
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src - source files used for Parrot internals | ||
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== DESCRIPTION == | ||
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The 'src' directory contains the source files that make up the virtual machine | ||
and its various subsystems. It mostly contains C code, PMC definitions, and | ||
opcode definitions. | ||
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== SUBDIRECTORIES == | ||
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* atomic | ||
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Implementations of atomic operations on x86 and SPARC platforms. | ||
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* call | ||
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The Parrot Calling Conventions (PCC) for handling arguments and return values | ||
for subroutines. | ||
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* dynoplibs | ||
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Source files for creating dynamic opcode libraries that are loaded at runtime. | ||
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* dynpmc | ||
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Source files for creating dynamic PMC's that are loaded at runtime. | ||
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* embed | ||
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The Parrot embedding API. This is used for embedding a Parrot interpreter | ||
in third-party applications. | ||
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* gc | ||
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Source files that make up Parrot's garbage collection system and its public API. | ||
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* interp | ||
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Source files related to the interpreter such as callback handling, creation and | ||
destruction, compiler registration, etc. | ||
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* io | ||
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Parrot's IO subsystem and its public API. | ||
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* nci | ||
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The Native Call Interface for calling C code from PIR. | ||
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* ops | ||
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Core opcode definitions. | ||
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* packfile | ||
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Source files for processing packfiles: a PMC representation of Parrot bytecode. | ||
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* platform | ||
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Platform-dependent source files. | ||
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* pmc | ||
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Polymorphic Container (PMC) definitions. | ||
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* runcore | ||
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Source files that make up the runcore API. | ||
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* string | ||
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Parrot string subsystem. | ||
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== COPYRIGHT == | ||
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Copyright (C) 2001-2011, Parrot Foundation. | ||
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