Regarding C23 and language features:
I would propose to use a proper C23 frontend, that can output "Ansi-C"
code that tcc can read.
CAKE (https://github.com/thradams/cake) is maybe a good candidate.
/quote Cake is a compiler front-end written from scratch in C, adhering
to the C23 language specification and beyond.
It serves as a platform for experimenting with new features, including
C2Y language proposals, safety enhancements, and extensions such as
literal functions and defer statements.
The current backend generates C89-compatible code, which can be
pipelined with existing compilers to produce executables.
quote/
I opened a discussion on Github with the author and he most immediatly
reacted and is doing some basic tests to see, if that kind of toolchain
(C23>cake>C89>tcc) could be implemented.
So the much easier way would be to either use the tools as chain or, if
needed, implement a little console-main around both libraries that
processes and transports the necessary data to both libs.
TinyCC can develop where it's best at and leave the language features to
the frontend.
Regards
Michael
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:27:36 +0200
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Subject: Re: [Tinycc-devel] Re : Re: VERSION Number 1.0 - C11 vs.
C99
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On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 01:31:45PM -0700, Charles Lohr wrote:
It is crucial for TCC to remain as simple, fast, and have the smallest
footprint possible.
...
Mature codebases already use
compiler-specific work-arounds and tweaks, so being "fully C11
compliant" doesn't actually buy you anything.
...
And for my purposes is a
strict loss of suitability (because of the added code burdin).
+1 to the whole text.
There are of course also codebases which deliberately assume a specific
advanced language version or even a specific implementation of the
toolchain, but they are by their choice and their design not the target
area of Tinycc, as long as "tiny" is rightfully kept in the name.
I urge you please do not become obsessed with some sort of
completionist death march.
Well said, thank you Charles.
/tccm
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