inst/tinytest/test_libtcc.R

library(tinytest)
library(Rtinycc)

Sys.setenv(RTINYCC_DEBUG = "1")

tcc_dir <- tcc_prefix()
expect_true(
  nzchar(tcc_dir) && file.exists(tcc_dir),
  info = "Bundled tinycc not found; run configure to build it."
)
if (!(nzchar(tcc_dir) && file.exists(tcc_dir))) {
  quit(save = "no", status = 1)
}

# libtcc in-memory compile
state <- tcc_state(output = "memory")
# Keep the in-memory test minimal and side-effect free.
# printf can be problematic on some platforms/toolchains (macOS, Windows).
code <- "int forty_two(){ return 42; }"
message("Adding source code...")
expect_equal(tcc_compile_string(state, code), 0L)
message("Relocating code...")
expect_equal(tcc_relocate(state), 0L)
sym_ptr <- tcc_get_symbol(state, "forty_two")
expect_true(inherits(sym_ptr, "tcc_symbol"))
expect_true(tcc_symbol_is_valid(sym_ptr))
addr <- get_external_ptr_addr(sym_ptr)
cat(sprintf("symbol 'forty_two' address: %f\n", addr))
cat(sprintf("address %% 8: %f\n", addr %% 8))
expect_equal(tcc_call_symbol(state, "forty_two", return = "int"), 42L)
# CLI compile to object
# forty_two.c uses stdio.h / printf which are UCRT-inline on Windows,
# so skip this CLI test there.
if (.Platform$OS.type != "windows") {
  src <- system.file("c_examples", "forty_two.c", package = "Rtinycc")
  expect_true(
    file.exists(src),
    info = "example source missing: inst/c_examples/forty_two.c"
  )
  if (!file.exists(src)) {
    quit(save = "no", status = 1)
  }
  out <- tempfile(fileext = ".o")
  on.exit(unlink(out), add = TRUE)
  inc_args <- as.character(paste0("-I", tcc_include_paths()))
  status <- tcc_run_cli(c(inc_args, "-c", src, "-o", out))
  expect_equal(status, 0L)
  expect_true(file.exists(out))
}

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