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authorP. J. McDermott <pj@pehjota.net>2016-02-29 00:14:01 (EST)
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README: Update description of eshrt
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@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ eshtrans is a compiler (or "translator"), like the cc1 compiler of GCC.
It parses Eggshell source files and generates shell command language
object files.
+eshrt is a runtime library, somewhat like crt0 of GCC. It defines
+functions for call stack management, function and translation unit
+context switching, declaration of static and local variables, function
+argument checking, and the calling of initialization functions.
+
eshld is a build-time linker, like ld of GNU Binutils. It reads object
files built by eshtrans, adds a magic number ("#!") with interpreter
-path and Eggshell runtime library, and generates an output program. The
-Eggshell runtime library "eshrt", somewhat like crt0 of GCC, defines
-functions for call stack management, function and translation unit
-context switching, declaration of static and local variables, and the
-calling of initialization functions.
+path, inserts Eggshell runtime library object files, and generates an
+output program.
eshc (not yet written) is a compiler driver, like the gcc compiler
driver of GCC. It runs eshtrans and eshld.