Project Summary
TinyCC (aka TCC) is a small but hyper fast C compiler. Unlike other C compilers, it is meant to be self-sufficient: you do not need an external assembler or linker because TCC does that for you.
TCC compiles so fast that even for big projects Makefiles may not be necessary.
TCC not only supports ANSI C, but also most of the ISO C99 and ISO C11 standard and also many GNUC extensions.
TCC can also be used to make C scripts, i.e. pieces of C source that you run as a script. Compilation is so fast that your script will be as fast as if it was an executable.
TCC can also automatically generate memory and bound checks while allowing all C pointers operations.
With libtcc, you can use TCC as a backend for dynamic code generation.
In a Nutshell, Tiny C Compiler...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a large development team
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took an estimated 28 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in October, 2001
ending with its most recent commit 15 days ago
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