Contents

• Compiler directives
  • Local directives
    • $F : Far or near functions
    • $I : Input/Output checking
    • $I : Include file
    • $L : Link object file
    • $I386_XXX : Specify assembler format
    • $MMX : MMX support
    • $OUTPUT_FORMAT : Specify the output format
    • $V : Var-string checking
  • Global directives
    • $A : Align Data
    • $B : Complete boolean evaluation
    • $D : Debugging symbols
    • $E : Emulation of coprocessor
    • $G : Generate 80286 code
    • $L : Local symbol information
    • $N : Numeric processing
    • $O : Overlay code generation
    • $Q : Overflow checking
    • $R : Range checking
    • $S : Stack checking
    • $X : Extended syntax
• Using conditionals, Messages and macros
  • Conditionals
  • Messages
  • Macros
• Using assembly language
  • Intel syntax
  • AT&T Syntax
  • Calling mechanism
  • Telling the compiler what registers have changed
• Linking issues
  • Declaring an external function or procedure
  • Explicitly linking an object file in your program
  • Linking your program to a library
  • Making a shared library
    • Adapting your code
    • Compiling libraries
    • Moving units into a library
    • Unit searching strategy
• Objects
  • Constructor and Destructor calls
  • Memory storage of objects
  • The Virtual Method Table
• Generated code
  • Units
  • Programs
• MMX support
  • What is it about ?
  • Saturation support
  • Restrictions of MMX support
  • Supported MMX operations
  • Optimizing MMX support
• Memory issues
  • The 32-bit model.
  • The stack
    • The heap grows
    • Using Blocks
    • Using the split heap
  • Accessing DOS memory under the Go32 extender
• Anatomy of a unit file
• List of compiler source files
• Compiler limits
• Optimizing techniques used in the compiler.