i686 support?

[gtoal]

I can't build on my Ubuntu linux, and I think the reason is that you support x86_64 but not i686.

gtoal@linux:~/src/bic$ ls /usr/lib/gcc i686-linux-gnu

By the way the build fails in a way that isn't obvious what the cause is - a "cd" failure into non-existent directory i686 in src. (I did try symbolically linking that to x86_64 but that was too trivial a workaround and failed as soon as it started assembling)

Great project, I will have lots of uses for it once it compiles. I used a very similar system with an Algol-like language back in 1977 ( http://history.dcs.ed.ac.uk/archive/os/emas/users/ecslib/emas-a/impis-unpacked/intdoc.txt ) and it has been a frustration that there was nothing equivalent in all the years since. My primary use for it will be to convert a static binary translator (which generates C code from 6809, 6502 or z80 binaries) into a dynamic recompiler. It will need one modification to your system to support but we can discuss that once I have a running bic system!

Graham

[hexagonal-sun]

Hi Graham,

Thanks for the request. Your project sounds very interesting! If bic could help, that would be brilliant. i686 support is something that I've been considering (it's always good to add a new architecture).

To that end, I've created an i686 branch where I'll work. I've already added basic support for calling functions with integer arguments and this allows around 85% of the testsuite to pass. I'll look at fixing the failing test cases soon.

Thanks

[gtoal]

Thank you! I wasn't expecting such a quick response. I'll test it on my system as soon as you say it's ready.

Graham