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tcc — A tiny C compiler that can run C source files as scripts and otherwise has command-line options simi

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Problem

How to use the tcc command: A tiny C compiler that can run C source files as scripts and otherwise has command-line options similar to gcc. More information: <https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html>.

Solution

tcc — A tiny C compiler that can run C source files as scripts and otherwise has command-line options similar to gcc. More information: <https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html>.

Compile and link 2 source files to generate an executable:

tcc -o {{executable_name}} {{path/to/file1.c}} {{path/to/file2.c}}

Directly run an input file like a script and pass arguments to it:

tcc -run {{path/to/source_file.c}} {{arguments}}

Interpret C source files with a shebang inside the file:

#!/{{path/to/tcc}} -run

Code Snippets

Compile and link 2 source files to generate an executable

tcc -o {{executable_name}} {{path/to/file1.c}} {{path/to/file2.c}}

Directly run an input file like a script and pass arguments to it

tcc -run {{path/to/source_file.c}} {{arguments}}

Interpret C source files with a shebang inside the file

#!/{{path/to/tcc}} -run

Context

tldr-pages: common/tcc

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