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diff --git a/gc/README.Mac b/gc/README.Mac new file mode 100644 index 0000000..04f4682 --- /dev/null +++ b/gc/README.Mac @@ -0,0 +1,385 @@ +Patrick Beard's Notes for building GC v4.12 with CodeWarrior Pro 2: +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +The current build environment for the collector is CodeWarrior Pro 2. +Projects for CodeWarrior Pro 2 (and for quite a few older versions) +are distributed in the file Mac_projects.sit.hqx. The project file +:Mac_projects:gc.prj builds static library versions of the collector. +:Mac_projects:gctest.prj builds the GC test suite. + +Configuring the collector is still done by editing the files +:Mac_files:MacOS_config.h and :Mac_files:MacOS_Test_config.h. + +Lars Farm's suggestions on building the collector: +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Garbage Collection on MacOS - a manual 'MakeFile' +------------------------------------------------- + +Project files and IDE's are great on the Macintosh, but they do have +problems when used as distribution media. This note tries to provide +porting instructions in pure TEXT form to avoid those problems. A manual +'makefile' if you like. + + GC version: 4.12a2 + Codewarrior: CWPro1 + date: 18 July 1997 + +The notes may or may not apply to earlier or later versions of the +GC/CWPro. Actually, they do apply to earlier versions of both except that +until recently a project could only build one target so each target was a +separate project. The notes will most likely apply to future versions too. +Possibly with minor tweaks. + +This is just to record my experiences. These notes do not mean I now +provide a supported port of the GC to MacOS. It works for me. If it works +for you, great. If it doesn't, sorry, try again...;-) Still, if you find +errors, please let me know. + + mailto: lars.farm@ite.mh.se + + address: Lars Farm + Krönvägen 33b + 856 44 Sundsvall + Sweden + +Porting to MacOS is a bit more complex than it first seems. Which MacOS? +68K/PowerPC? Which compiler? Each supports both 68K and PowerPC and offer a +large number of (unique to each environment) compiler settings. Each +combination of compiler/68K/PPC/settings require a unique combination of +standard libraries. And the IDE's does not select them for you. They don't +even check that the library is built with compatible setting and this is +the major source of problems when porting the GC (and otherwise too). + +You will have to make choices when you configure the GC. I've made some +choices here, but there are other combinations of settings and #defines +that work too. + +As for target settings the major obstacles may be: +- 68K Processor: check "4-byte Ints". +- PPC Processor: uncheck "Store Static Data in TOC". + +What you need to do: +=================== + +1) Build the GC as a library +2) Test that the library works with 'test.c'. +3) Test that the C++ interface 'gc_cpp.cc/h' works with 'test_cpp.cc'. + +1) The Libraries: +================= +I made one project with four targets (68K/PPC tempmem or appheap). One target +will suffice if you're able to decide which one you want. I wasn't... + +Codewarrior allows a large number of compiler/linker settings. I used these: + +Settings shared by all targets: +------------------------------ +o Access Paths: + - User Paths: the GC folder + - System Paths: {Compiler}:Metrowerks Standard Library: + {Compiler}:MacOS Support:Headers: + {Compiler}:MacOS Support:MacHeaders: +o C/C++ language: + - inlining: normal + - direct to SOM: off + - enable/check: exceptions, RTTI, bool (and if you like pool strings) + +PowerPC target settings +----------------------- +o Target Settings: + - name of target + - MacOS PPC Linker +o PPC Target + - name of library +o C/C++ language + - prefix file as described below +o PPC Processor + - Struct Alignment: PowerPC + - uncheck "Store Static Data in TOC" -- important! + I don't think the others matter, I use full optimization and its ok +o PPC Linker + - Factory Settings (SYM file with full paths, faster linking, dead-strip + static init, Main: __start) + + +68K target settings +------------------- +o Target Settings: + - name of target + - MacOS 68K Linker +o 68K Target + - name of library + - A5 relative data +o C/C++ language + - prefix file as described below +o 68K Processor + - Code model: smart + - Struct alignment: 68K + - FP: SANE + - enable 4-Byte Ints -- important! + I don't think the others matter. I selected... + - enable: 68020 + - enable: global register allocation +o IR Optimizer + - enable: Optimize Space, Optimize Speed + I suppose the others would work too, but haven't tried... +o 68K Linker + - Factory Settings (New Style MacsBug,SYM file with full paths, + A6 Frames, fast link, Merge compiler glue into segment 1, + dead-strip static init) + +Prefix Files to configure the GC sources +---------------------------------------- +The Codewarrior equivalent of commandline compilers -DNAME=X is to use +prefix-files. A TEXT file that is automatically #included before the first byte +of every source file. I used these: + +---- ( cut here ) ---- gc_prefix_tempmem.h -- 68K and PPC ----- + #include "gc_prefix_common.h" + #undef USE_TEMPORARY_MEMORY + #define USE_TEMPORARY_MEMORY +---- ( cut here ) ---- gc_prefix_appmem.h -- 68K and PPC ----- + #include "gc_prefix_common.h" + #undef USE_TEMPORARY_MEMORY +// #define USE_TEMPORARY_MEMORY + +---- ( cut here ) ---- gc_prefix_common.h -------------------- +// gc_prefix_common.h +// ------------------ +// Codewarrior prefix file to configure the GC libraries +// +// prefix files are the Codewarrior equivalent of the +// command line option -Dname=x frequently seen in makefiles + +#if !__MWERKS__ + #error only tried this with Codewarrior +#endif + +#if macintosh + #define MSL_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS 0 + #include <ansi_prefix.mac.h> + #ifndef __STDC__ + #define __STDC__ 0 + #endif + + // See list of #defines to configure the library in: 'MakeFile' + // see also README + + #define SILENT // no collection messages. In case + // of trouble you might want this off + #define ALL_INTERIOR_POINTERS // follows interior pointers. +//#define DONT_ADD_BYTE_AT_END // disables the padding if defined. +//#define SMALL_CONFIG // whether to use a smaller heap. + #define NO_SIGNALS // signals aren't real on the Macintosh. + #define ATOMIC_UNCOLLECTABLE // GC_malloc_atomic_uncollectable() + + // define either or none as per personal preference + // used in malloc.c + #define REDIRECT_MALLOC GC_malloc +//#define REDIRECT_MALLOC GC_malloc_uncollectable + // if REDIRECT_MALLOC is #defined make sure that the GC library + // is listed before the ANSI/ISO libs in the Codewarrior + // 'Link order' panel +//#define IGNORE_FREE + + // mac specific configs +//#define USE_TEMPORARY_MEMORY // use Macintosh temporary memory. +//#define SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD // build for use in a shared library. + +#else + // could build Win32 here too, or in the future + // Rhapsody PPC-mach, Rhapsody PPC-MacOS, + // Rhapsody Intel-mach, Rhapsody Intel-Win32,... + // ... ugh this will get messy ... +#endif + +// make sure ints are at least 32-bit +// ( could be set to 16-bit by compiler settings (68K) ) + +struct gc_private_assert_intsize_{ char x[ sizeof(int)>=4 ? 1 : 0 ]; }; + +#if __powerc + #if __option(toc_data) + #error turn off "store static data in TOC" when using GC + // ... or find a way to add TOC to the root set...(?) + #endif +#endif +---- ( cut here ) ---- end of gc_prefix_common.h ----------------- + +Files to build the GC libraries: +-------------------------------- + allchblk.c + alloc.c + blacklst.c + checksums.c + dbg_mlc.c + finalize.c + headers.c + mach_dep.c + MacOS.c -- contains MacOS code + malloc.c + mallocx.c + mark.c + mark_rts.c + misc.c + new_hblk.c + obj_map.c + os_dep.c -- contains MacOS code + ptr_chck.c + reclaim.c + stubborn.c + typd_mlc.c + gc++.cc -- this is 'gc_cpp.cc' with less 'inline' and + -- throw std::bad_alloc when out of memory + -- gc_cpp.cc works just fine too + +2) Test that the library works with 'test.c'. +============================================= + +The test app is just an ordinary ANSI-C console app. Make sure settings +match the library you're testing. + +Files +----- + test.c + the GC library to test -- link order before ANSI libs + suitable Mac+ANSI libraries + +prefix: +------ +---- ( cut here ) ---- gc_prefix_testlib.h -- all libs ----- +#define MSL_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS 0 +#include <ansi_prefix.mac.h> +#undef NDEBUG + +#define ALL_INTERIOR_POINTERS /* for GC_priv.h */ +---- ( cut here ) ---- + +3) Test that the C++ interface 'gc_cpp.cc/h' works with 'test_cpp.cc'. + +The test app is just an ordinary ANSI-C console app. Make sure settings match +the library you're testing. + +Files +----- + test_cpp.cc + the GC library to test -- link order before ANSI libs + suitable Mac+ANSI libraries + +prefix: +------ +same as for test.c + +For convenience I used one test-project with several targets so that all +test apps are build at once. Two for each library to test: test.c and +gc_app.cc. When I was satisfied that the libraries were ok. I put the +libraries + gc.h + the c++ interface-file in a folder that I then put into +the MSL hierarchy so that I don't have to alter access-paths in projects +that use the GC. + +After that, just add the proper GC library to your project and the GC is in +action! malloc will call GC_malloc and free GC_free, new/delete too. You +don't have to call free or delete. You may have to be a bit cautious about +delete if you're freeing other resources than RAM. See gc_cpp.h. You can +also keep coding as always with delete/free. That works too. If you want, +"include <gc.h> and tweak it's use a bit. + +Symantec SPM +============ +It has been a while since I tried the GC in SPM, but I think that the above +instructions should be sufficient to guide you through in SPM too. SPM +needs to know where the global data is. Use the files 'datastart.c' and +'dataend.c'. Put 'datastart.c' at the top of your project and 'dataend.c' +at the bottom of your project so that all data is surrounded. This is not +needed in Codewarrior because it provides intrinsic variables +__datastart__, __data_end__ that wraps all globals. + +Source Changes (GC 4.12a2) +========================== +Very few. Just one tiny in the GC, not strictly needed. +- MacOS.c line 131 in routine GC_MacFreeTemporaryMemory() + change # if !defined(SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD) + to # if !defined(SILENT) && !defined(SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD) + To turn off a message when the application quits (actually, I faked + this change by #defining SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD in a statically linked + library for more than a year without ill effects but perhaps this is + better). + +- test_cpp.cc + made the first lines of main() look like this: + ------------ + int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { + #endif + #if macintosh // MacOS + char* argv_[] = {"test_cpp","10"}; // doesn't + argv=argv_; // have a + argc = sizeof(argv_)/sizeof(argv_[0]); // commandline + #endif // + + int i, iters, n; + # ifndef __GNUC__ + alloc dummy_to_fool_the_compiler_into_doing_things_it_currently_cant_handle; + ------------ + +- config.h [now gcconfig.h] + __MWERKS__ does not have to mean MACOS. You can use Codewarrior to + build a Win32 or BeOS library and soon a Rhapsody library. You may + have to change that #if... + + + + It worked for me, hope it works for you. + + Lars Farm + 18 July 1997 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +Patrick Beard's instructions (may be dated): + +v4.3 of the collector now runs under Symantec C++/THINK C v7.0.4, and +Metrowerks C/C++ v4.5 both 68K and PowerPC. Project files are provided +to build and test the collector under both development systems. + +Configuration +------------- + +To configure the collector, under both development systems, a prefix file +is used to set preprocessor directives. This file is called "MacOS_config.h". +Also to test the collector, "MacOS_Test_config.h" is provided. + +Testing +------- + +To test the collector (always a good idea), build one of the gctest projects, +gctest.¹ (Symantec C++/THINK C), mw/gctest.68K.¹, or mw/gctest.PPC.¹. The +test will ask you how many times to run; 1 should be sufficient. + +Building +-------- + +For your convenience project files for the major Macintosh development +systems are provided. + +For Symantec C++/THINK C, you must build the two projects gclib-1.¹ and +gclib-2.¹. It has to be split up because the collector has more than 32k +of static data and no library can have more than this in the Symantec +environment. (Future versions will probably fix this.) + +For Metrowerks C/C++ 4.5 you build gc.68K.¹/gc.PPC.¹ and the result will +be a library called gc.68K.lib/gc.PPC.lib. + +Using +----- + +Under Symantec C++/THINK C, you can just add the gclib-1.¹ and gclib-2.¹ +projects to your own project. Under Metrowerks, you add gc.68K.lib or +gc.PPC.lib and two additional files. You add the files called datastart.c +and dataend.c to your project, bracketing all files that use the collector. +See mw/gctest.¹ for an example. + +Include the projects/libraries you built above into your own project, +#include "gc.h", and call GC_malloc. You don't have to call GC_free. + + +Patrick C. Beard +January 4, 1995 |