From afb48b65b9217fd0afd7d53cd89365d11a5a556b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aryadev Chavali Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0630 Subject: Completed TODO: Rigid Endian Just used the endian.h functions to convert host endian to and from big endian. --- todo.org | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'todo.org') diff --git a/todo.org b/todo.org index ba3f0f0..fd9cac4 100644 --- a/todo.org +++ b/todo.org @@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ *** TODO VM [0%] **** TODO vm/runtime.h ** TODO Specification -* TODO Rigid endian :LIB: -Say a program is compiled on a little endian machine. The resultant -bytecode file, as a result of using C's internal functions, will use -little endian. - -This file, when distributed to other computers, will not work on those -that use big endian. - -This is a massive problem; I would like bytecode compiled on one -computer to work on any other one. Therefore we have to enforce big -endian. This refactor is limited to only LIB as a result of only the -~convert_*~ functions being used in the runtime to convert between -byte buffers (usually read from the bytecode file directly or from -memory to use in the stack). - -2024-04-09: Found the ~hto_e~ functions under =endian.h= that provide -both way host to specific endian conversion of shorts, half words and -words. This will make it super simple to just convert. * TODO Preprocessing directives :ASM: Like in FASM or NASM where we can give certain helpful instructions to the assembler. I'd use the ~%~ symbol to designate preprocessor @@ -272,3 +254,21 @@ constant potentially #+end_src which when referred to (by ~$print-1~) would insert the bytecode given inline. +** DONE Rigid endian :LIB: +Say a program is compiled on a little endian machine. The resultant +bytecode file, as a result of using C's internal functions, will use +little endian. + +This file, when distributed to other computers, will not work on those +that use big endian. + +This is a massive problem; I would like bytecode compiled on one +computer to work on any other one. Therefore we have to enforce big +endian. This refactor is limited to only LIB as a result of only the +~convert_*~ functions being used in the runtime to convert between +byte buffers (usually read from the bytecode file directly or from +memory to use in the stack). + +2024-04-09: Found the ~hto_e~ functions under =endian.h= that provide +both way host to specific endian conversion of shorts, half words and +words. This will make it super simple to just convert. -- cgit v1.2.3-13-gbd6f