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famsinyi 10-21-2009 05:31 AM
calling gcc cpp functionality programmatically
 
Hi,

Does anyone know how to call gcc cpp functionality in a program so that the preprocessed output is directed to a memory location rather than a file?

JohnGraham 10-21-2009 06:20 AM
The easiest way I can think of is to essentially call

Code:
system("gcc -E -o output.i input.c");
and then output.i and read the file into memory, or mmap it. This puts it in a file first, though... is that really disastrous?

John G

Sergei Steshenko 10-21-2009 06:28 AM
'gcc' preprocessor by default outputs to STDOUT, so it's a matter of 'popen' and friends.

smeezekitty 10-21-2009 12:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergei Steshenko (Post 3727129)
'gcc' preprocessor by default outputs to STDOUT, so it's a matter of 'popen' and friends.
STDERR not STDOUT

wje_lq 10-21-2009 02:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by smeezekitty (Post 3727457)
STDERR not STDOUT
From the man page:
Code:
      -E  Stop after the preprocessing stage; do not run the compiler proper.
          The output is in the form of preprocessed source code, which is
          sent to the standard output.

          Input files which don't require preprocessing are ignored.


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