Free-CC: A Modified Version of TCC (Tiny C Compiler) Without the need for Semicolons!

If the compiler is smart enough to figure out where the semicolons should go, then why need them in the first place? -Aristole, probably

Requirements

• make installed on your system
• gcc installed on your system
• OS specific Requirements
  • BSD should use gmake instead of make
  • Windows should follow the instructions in ./win32/tcc-win32.txt

Installation

1. Run ./configure
2. Run make
3. Run make install (root may be needed)
4. Optionally run make test

Demo

The file ./tests/modified_hello_world.c has been created as an example for what this compiler can do.

If you cat ./tests/modified_hello_world.c, you will get the following result:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    printf("Hello, world!\n") printf("2 print statements on the same line??\n")
    printf("Wow! No semicolons in this file???\n")
    return 0;
}

You can check if the code compiles by running tcc ./tests/modified_hello_world.c && ./a.out, which should get you the following output:

Hello, world!
2 print statements on the same line??
Wow! No semicolons in this file???

Feel free to compile your own semicolon-free c files!

Changes from the Original TCC

• Forked off of the Tiny C Compiler
• Removed the need for semicolons as a statement terminator
• Removed README
• Added README.md
• Added tests/modified_hello_world.c