Tiny C Compiler (tcc) for BoredOS

This repository houses the port of the Tiny C Compiler (tcc) for BoredOS, providing on-device C compilation capability. It compiles tcc.elf along with standard support libraries (libtcc1.a) and standard headers.

Decoupled Building

This repository is designed to compile either within the main BoredOS tree OR completely standalone.

1. Integrated Build (Within BoredOS)

If built from the BoredOS root tree, the build system passes BOREDOS_SDK to the Makefile. It immediately compiles TCC against the shared pre-built SDK:

make BOREDOS_SDK=/path/to/shared/sdk

2. Standalone Build (Isolated Clone)

If cloned completely separately in isolation, running make will automatically bootstrap standard dependencies:

make

If build/sdk is missing, the Makefile automatically clones the pure standard library dependency from https://github.com/boredos/libc.git, compiles it, installs it to build/sdk, and builds TCC cleanly in full isolation!

Staging Installation

To stage the compiled TCC binary, support libraries, and headers into your target initrd root filesystem directory:

make DESTDIR=/path/to/initrd/root install

• Binary is routed to /bin/tcc.elf
• Support libraries are routed to /usr/lib/ and /usr/lib/tcc/
• Support headers are routed to /usr/lib/tcc/include/