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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) Debian Project 2011-10-29 MAIN.C(1)