NAME
pbc_disassemble - parrot bytecode disassembler
SYNOPSIS
pbc_disassemble [-bh?] [--bare|--header-only] [-o outfile] [file.pbc]
DESCRIPTION
"pbc_disassemble" translates Parrot bytecode ("PBC") into Parrot assembly language ("PASM").
"file.pbc" is the bytecode file to disassemble. If a file is not specified, the bytecode will be read from "stdin". Additionally, if the "-o" switch is not given, the output is displayed to "stdout".
OPTIONS
- -?, --help
-
Displays usage and help information.
- -b, --bare
-
Displays bare PASM without the header and left column.
- -h, --header-only
-
Displays only the constants table header.
- -o filename, --output filename
-
Writes output to
"filename".
STATIC FUNCTIONS
- "int main(int argc, const char *argv[])"
-
Execution entry point. Starts up an interpreter, loads the bytecode from the command-line, and disassembles it.
- "static void help(void)"
-
Prints out the user help information and exits.
- "static void show_last_error_and_exit(Parrot_PMC interp)"
-
Prints out the
"interp"'s last error and exits.
SEE ALSO
src/embed.c and src/debug.c.
HISTORY
Initial version by Daniel Grunblatt on 2002.5.26.
Florian Ragwitz: Moved POD documentation that's not necessary to know how to actually run the disassembler to normal C comments (Wed, 16 Nov 2005).
Reini Urban: Renamed from disassemble to pbc_disassemble (2008-07-03).
Add options: help, -h, -o, --debug, --bare (2009-01-29)
Force option 1 for passing version check (2009-03-07)
Kevin Polulak (soh_cah_toa): Updated to use embedding API, moved source file
to frontend/pbc_disassemble, and cleaned up
source code and perldoc. (2011-06-19)