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diff --git a/sim/README-HACKING b/sim/README-HACKING new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4efeb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/sim/README-HACKING @@ -0,0 +1,254 @@ +This is a loose collection of notes for people hacking on simulators. +If this document gets big enough it can be prettied up then. + +Contents + +- The "common" directory +- Common Makefile Support +- TAGS support +- Generating "configure" files +- tconfig.in +- C Language Assumptions +- "dump" commands under gdb + +The "common" directory +====================== + +The common directory contains: + +- common documentation files (e.g. run.1, and maybe in time .texi files) +- common source files (e.g. run.c) +- common Makefile fragment and configury (e.g. Make-common.in, aclocal.m4). + +In addition "common" contains portions of the system call support +(e.g. callback.c, nltvals.def). + +Even though no files are built in this directory, it is still configured +so support for regenerating nltvals.def is present. + +Common Makefile Support +======================= + +A common configuration framework is available for simulators that want +to use it. The common framework exists to remove a lot of duplication +in configure.in and Makefile.in, and it also provides a foundation for +enhancing the simulators uniformly (e.g. the more they share in common +the easier a feature added to one is added to all). + +The configure.in of a simulator using the common framework should look like: + +--- snip --- +dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. +sinclude(../common/aclocal.m4) +AC_PREREQ(2.5)dnl +AC_INIT(Makefile.in) + +SIM_AC_COMMON + +... target specific additions ... + +SIM_AC_OUTPUT +--- snip --- + +SIM_AC_COMMON: + +- invokes the autoconf macros most often used by the simulators +- defines --enable/--with options usable by all simulators +- initializes sim_link_files/sim_link_links as the set of symbolic links + to set up + +SIM_AC_OUTPUT: + +- creates the symbolic links defined in sim_link_{files,links} +- creates config.h +- creates the Makefile + +The Makefile.in of a simulator using the common framework should look like: + +--- snip --- +# Makefile for blah ... +# Copyright blah ... + +## COMMON_PRE_CONFIG_FRAG + +# These variables are given default values in COMMON_PRE_CONFIG_FRAG. +# We override the ones we need to here. +# Not all of these need to be mentioned, only the necessary ones. +# In fact it is better to *not* mention ones if the value is the default. + +# List of object files, less common parts. +SIM_OBJS = +# List of extra dependencies. +# Generally this consists of simulator specific files included by sim-main.h. +SIM_EXTRA_DEPS = +# List of flags to always pass to $(CC). +SIM_EXTRA_CFLAGS = +# List of extra libraries to link with. +SIM_EXTRA_LIBS = +# List of extra program dependencies. +SIM_EXTRA_LIBDEPS = +# List of main object files for `run'. +SIM_RUN_OBJS = run.o +# Dependency of `all' to build any extra files. +SIM_EXTRA_ALL = +# Dependency of `install' to install any extra files. +SIM_EXTRA_INSTALL = +# Dependency of `clean' to clean any extra files. +SIM_EXTRA_CLEAN = + +## COMMON_POST_CONFIG_FRAG + +# Rules need to build $(SIM_OBJS), plus whatever else the target wants. + +... target specific rules ... +--- snip --- + +COMMON_{PRE,POST}_CONFIG_FRAG are markers for SIM_AC_OUTPUT to tell it +where to insert the two pieces of common/Make-common.in. +The resulting Makefile is created by doing autoconf substitions on +both the target's Makefile.in and Make-common.in, and inserting +the two pieces of Make-common.in into the target's Makefile.in at +COMMON_{PRE,POST}_CONFIG_FRAG. + +Note that SIM_EXTRA_{INSTALL,CLEAN} could be removed and "::" targets +could be used instead. However, it's not clear yet whether "::" targets +are portable enough. + +TAGS support +============ + +Many files generate program symbols at compile time. +Such symbols can't be found with grep nor do they normally appear in +the TAGS file. To get around this, source files can add the comment + +/* TAGS: foo1 foo2 */ + +where foo1, foo2 are program symbols. Symbols found in such comments +are greppable and appear in the TAGS file. + +Generating "configure" files +============================ + +For targets using the common framework, "configure" can be generated +by running `autoconf'. + +To regenerate the configure files for all targets using the common framework: + + $ cd devo/sim + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoconf-common + +To add a change-log entry to the ChangeLog file for each updated +directory (WARNING - check the modified new-ChangeLog files before +renaming): + + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoconf-changelog + $ more */new-ChangeLog + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoconf-install + +In a similar vein, both the configure and config.in files can be +updated using the sequence: + + $ cd devo/sim + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoheader-common + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoheader-changelog + $ more */new-ChangeLog + $ make -f Makefile.in SHELL=/bin/sh autoheader-install + +tconfig.in +========== + +File tconfig.in defines one or more target configuration macros +(e.g. a tm.h file). There are very few that need defining. +For a list of all of them, see common/tconfig.in. +It contains them all, commented out. +The intent is that a new port can just copy this file and +define the ones it needs. + +C Language Assumptions +====================== + +The programmer may assume that the simulator is being built using an +ANSI C compiler that supports a 64 bit data type. Consequently: + + o prototypes can be used (although using + PARAMS() and K&R declarations wouldn't + go astray). + + o If sim-types.h is included, the two + types signed64 and unsigned64 are + available. + + o The type `unsigned' is valid. + +However, the user should be aware of the following: + + o GCC's `<number>LL' is NOT acceptable. + Microsoft-C doesn't reconize it. + + o MSC's `<number>i64' is NOT acceptable. + GCC doesn't reconize it. + + o GCC's `long long' MSC's `_int64' can + NOT be used to define 64 bit integer data + types. + + o An empty array (eg int a[0]) is not valid. + +When building with GCC it is effectivly a requirement that +--enable-build-warnings=,-Werror be specified during configuration. + +"dump" commands under gdb +========================= + +gdbinit.in contains the following + +define dump +set sim_debug_dump () +end + +Simulators that define the sim_debug_dump function can then have their +internal state pretty printed from gdb. + +FIXME: This can obviously be made more elaborate. As needed it will be. + +Rebuilding nltvals.def +====================== + +Checkout a copy of the SIM and LIBGLOSS modules (Unless you've already +got one to hand): + + $ mkdir /tmp/$$ + $ cd /tmp/$$ + $ cvs checkout sim-no-testsuite libgloss-no-testsuite newlib-no-testsuite + +Configure things for an arbitrary simulator target (I've d10v for +convenience): + + $ mkdir /tmp/$$/build + $ cd /tmp/$$/build + $ /tmp/$$/devo/configure --target=d10v-elf + +In the sim/common directory rebuild the headers: + + $ cd sim/common + $ make headers + +To add a new target: + + devo/sim/common/gennltvals.sh + + Add your new processor target (you'll need to grub + around to find where your syscall.h lives). + + devo/sim/<processor>/Makefile.in + + Add the definition: + + ``NL_TARGET = -DNL_TARGET_d10v'' + + just before the line COMMON_POST_CONFIG_FRAG. + + devo/sim/<processor>/*.[ch] + + Include targ-vals.h instead of syscall.h. + |