2. Platforms

2.1. Platform codes

The MPS uses a six-character platform code to express a combination of operating system, CPU architecture, and compiler toolchain. Each six-character code breaks down into three pairs of characters: OSARCT. The first pair of characters names the operating system:

OS	Operating system	Constant
fr	FreeBSD	MPS_OS_FR
li	Linux	MPS_OS_LI
w3	Windows	MPS_OS_W3
xc	OS X	MPS_OS_XC

The second pair of characters names the processor architecture:

AR	Processor architecture	Constant
i3	Intel/AMD IA-32	MPS_ARCH_I3
i6	Intel/AMD x86-64	MPS_ARCH_I6

The third pair of characters names the compiler toolchain:

CT	Compiler toolchain	Constant
gc	GNU Compiler collection	MPS_BUILD_GC
ll	Clang/LLVM	MPS_BUILD_LL
mv	Microsoft Visual C/C++	MPS_BUILD_MV

In each case the aspect of the platform can be tested by checking whether the preprocessor constant in the third column in the table is defined, and the full platform can be tested by checking whether the corresponding MPS_PF_ preprocessor constant is defined. For example, “xci6ll” platform corresponds to the MPS_PF_XCI6LL preprocessor constant.

Not all combinations of operating system, processor architecture, and compiler are supported.

2.2. Platform interface

#include "mpstd.h"

MPS_ARCH_I3

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the target processor architecture of the compilation is a member of the IA-32 Intel/AMD family of 32-bit processors.

MPS_ARCH_I6

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the target processor architecture of the compilation is a member of the x86-64 Intel/AMD family of 64-bit processors.

Note

The MPS is not supported on IA-64 (Itanium).

MPS_BUILD_GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled by the C compiler from the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

MPS_BUILD_LL

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled by Clang, the C compiler from the LLVM (Low Level Virtual Machine) system.

MPS_BUILD_MV

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled by the C compiler from Microsoft Visual Studio.

MPS_OS_FR

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled on a FreeBSD operating system.

MPS_OS_LI

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled on a Linux operating system.

MPS_OS_W3

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled on a Windows operating system.

MPS_OS_XC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the MPS was compiled on an OS X operating system.

MPS_PF_ALIGN

A C preprocessor macro that expands to an integer giving the natural alignment of the platform.

MPS_PF_FRI3GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the FreeBSD operating system, the IA-32 processor architecture, and the GCC compiler.

MPS_PF_FRI6GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the FreeBSD operating system, the x86-64 processor architecture, and the GCC compiler.

MPS_PF_LII3GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the Linux operating system, the IA-32 processor architecture, and the GCC compiler.

MPS_PF_LII6GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the Linux operating system, the x86-64 processor architecture, and the GCC compiler.

MPS_PF_STRING

A C preprocessor macro that names the platform for which the MPS was built.

MPS_PF_W3I3MV

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the Windows operating system, the IA-32 processor architecture, and the Microsoft Visual C/C++ compiler.

MPS_PF_W3I6MV

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the Windows operating system, the x86-64 processor architecture, and the Microsoft Visual C/C++ compiler.

MPS_PF_XCI3GC

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the OS X operating system, the IA-32 processor architecture, and the GCC compiler.

MPS_PF_XCI3LL

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the OS X operating system, the IA-32 processor architecture, and the Clang/LLVM compiler.

MPS_PF_XCI6LL

A C preprocessor macro that indicates, if defined, that the platform consists of the OS X operating system, the x86-64 processor architecture, and the Clang/LLVM compiler.

MPS_T_ULONGEST

A C preprocessor macro that expands to the name of the largest unsigned integral type.

The exact identity of this type is platform-dependent. Typical identities are unsigned long and unsigned __int_64.

MPS_T_WORD

A C preprocessor macro that expands to the name of an unsigned integral type that is the same size as an object pointer, so that sizeof(MPS_T_WORD) == sizeof(void*).

The exact identity of this type is platform-dependent. Typical identities are unsigned long and unsigned __int_64.

MPS_WORD_SHIFT

A C preprocessor macro that expands to the logarithm to base 2 of the constant MPS_WORD_WIDTH, so that 1 << MPS_WORD_SHIFT == MPS_WORD_WIDTH.

The value is platform-dependent. Typical values are 5 and 6.

MPS_WORD_WIDTH

A C preprocessor macro that expands to the width in bits of the type MPS_T_WORD, so that MPS_WORD_WIDTH == sizeof(MPS_T_WORD) * CHAR_BIT.

This value is platform-dependent. It is always a power of 2: typical values are 32 and 64.

2.3. Historical platform codes

The platform codes in the tables below were in use in older versions of the Memory Pool System, but are not currently supported.

Formerly supported operating systems:

OS	Operating system	Constant
i5	Irix 5 or 6 (old ABI)	MPS_OS_I5
ia	Irix 6 (new ABI)	MPS_OS_IA
o1	OSF/1 aka Tru64	MPS_OS_O1
s7	Macintosh System 7, 8, or 9	MPS_OS_S7
so	Solaris	MPS_OS_SO
su	SunOS	MPS_OS_SU

Formerly supported processor architectures:

AR	Processor architecture	Constant
i4	Intel/AMD IA-32 [1]	MPS_ARCH_I4
al	Digital Alpha	MPS_ARCH_AL
m2	MIPS R2000	MPS_ARCH_M2
m4	MIPS R4000	MPS_ARCH_M4
m6	Motorola 68000	MPS_ARCH_M6
pp	PowerPC	MPS_ARCH_PP
s8	SPARC V8	MPS_ARCH_S8
s9	SPARC V9 (32-bit)	MPS_ARCH_S9

Formerly supported compiler toolchains:

CT	Compiler toolchain	Constant
ac	Macintosh Programmer’s Workshop C/C++	MPS_BUILD_AC
cc	The “native” C compiler [2]	MPS_BUILD_CC
cx	SunPro C CXREF tool	MPS_BUILD_CX
eg	Experimental GNU Compiler System (EGCS)	MPS_BUILD_EG
gp	GCC with profiling	MPS_BUILD_GP
lc	LCC	MPS_BUILD_LC
mw	Metrowerks CodeWarrior	MPS_BUILD_MW
sc	SunPro C	MPS_BUILD_SC

Notes

[1]	Obsolete: the MPS used to make a distinction between the 80386 and 80486 processor architectures.

[2]	This was the MIPSpro C compiler on IRIX; and the Digital C Compiler on OSF/1.

2.4. Historical platform list

This is the full list of platforms that have ever been supported by the Memory Pool System, with their current status.

Platform	Status
fri3gc	Supported
fri4gc	Corrected to fri3gc
fri6gc	Supported
i5m2cc	Not supported
iam4cc	Not supported
lii3eg	Not supported
lii3gc	Supported
lii4gc	Corrected to lii3gc
lii6gc	Supported
lippgc	Not supported
o1alcc	Not supported
o1algc	Not supported
s7m6mw	Not supported
s7ppac	Not supported
s7ppmw	Not supported
sos8cx	Not supported
sos8gc	Not supported
sos8gp	Not supported
sos9sc	Not supported
sus8gc	Not supported
w3almv	Not supported
w3i3m9	Not supported
w3i3mv	Supported
w3i6mv	Supported
w3ppmv	Not supported
xci3gc	Not supported
xci3ll	Supported
xci6ll	Supported
xcppgc	Not supported