The PPCI (Pure Python Compiler Infrastructure) project is a compiler written entirely in the Python programming language. It contains front-ends for various programming languages as well as machine code generation functionality. With this library you can generate (working!) machine code using Python (and thus very easy to explore, extend, etc.)!
The project contains:
- Language frontends for C, Python, Pascal, Basic and Brainfuck
- Code generation for several architectures: 6500, arm, avr, m68k, microblaze, msp430, openrisc, risc-v, stm8, x86_64, xtensa
- Command line utilities, such as ppci-cc, ppci-ld and ppci-opt
- WebAssembly, JVM, OCaml support
- Support for ELF, EXE, S-record and hexfile formats
- An intermediate representation (IR) which can be serialized in json
- The project can be used as a library so you can script the compilation process
Since the compiler is a python package, you can install it with pip:
An example of commandline usage:
API example to compile C code:
Example how to assemble some assembly code:
Example of the low level api usage:
- Can be used with tools like make or other build tools.
- CPU support:
- 6500, arm, avr, m68k, microblaze, msp430, openrisc, risc-v, stm8, x86_64, xtensa
- Support for:
- WebAssembly
- JVM
- OCaml bytecode
- LLVM IR
- DWARF debugging format
- File formats:
- ELF files
- COFF PE (EXE) files
- hex files
- S-record files
- Uses well known human-readable and machine-processable formats like JSON and XML as its tools' formats.
Documentation can be found here:
Warning
This project is in alpha state and not ready for production use!
You can try out PPCI at godbolt.org, a site which offers Web access to various compilers: https://godbolt.org/g/eooaPP