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Re: cgen fundamentals
Hi David,
>>>>> "David" == David Carney <dfcarney@net-itech.com> writes:
David> So, basically, I define my own .cpu file and add a new target
David> to the binutils/opcodes Makefile (that'll use cgen in
David> conjunction with my .cpu file), correct? After I get cgen to
David> properly generate files for binutils/opcodes, I'll need to
David> write my own cpu-???.* and elf32-???.* files for the
David> binutils/bfd, right?
Yes. There is relatively little work to do here (a few hundred lines
of C code). You can start with an existing port and clone it. Once
you get it working, you'll understand it much better and can go back
and clean it up.
David> What else will I need to do to get an assembler up and
David> running?
You'll need to write the appropriate gas/config/* files (ie. port
GAS). This is mostly simplified, with a few #defines to set and some
stub functions that mostly call into cgen's "binutils" runtime
functions in opcodes and gas.
I'd strongly recommend you follow a CGEN-based gas/binutils port
closely for guidance once you get to that stage.
Good luck!
Ben