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fixing msvc output, better documentation, fixing diagnostic output, file name on diagnostic instead of full path.
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to essential technology, C powers the technology we rely on every day. Timeless,
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efficient, and universal._
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# 🍰 Cake
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└─► [cake preprocessor] ──►[cake compiler] ─┘ c89
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Cake aims to enhance C's safety by providing high-quality warning messages and advanced
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Cake aims to enhance C's safety by providing high-quality [warning messages](warnings.md) and advanced
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flow analysis, including [object lifetime](ownership.md) checks.
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# Web Playground
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This allows developers to use modern or experimental features while targeting
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compilers that do not yet support the latest language standards.
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Previous versions of Cake included a conversion mode to
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translate code while preserving the preprocessor parts.
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Although useful, this process could not guarantee 100% conversion,
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functioning more as a tool than a compiler. With the new versions
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of Cake moving toward becoming a more traditional compiler,
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the previous mode has been discontinued at version 0.9.36.
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Cake is also a cross-compiler. For example, on Windows it can use Linux
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headers and generate GCC-compatible code for Linux, and vice versa.
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This makes it very useful when developing multiplatform code.
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# Features
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* C23 semantic analysis
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* Static [object lifetime](ownership.md) checks (Extension)
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* Sarif output
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* Backend generating C89 compatible code
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* Cross compiling
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* C89 backend
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* Style checker
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* AST
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* More than 260 diagnostics
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* Lots of [diagnostics](warnings.md)
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# Build
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## Running tests
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To run unit tests windows/linux add *-DTEST* for instance:
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Adding *-DTEST* on any platform will run a large set of tests.
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this will output *./platform short name/source.c*
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See [Manual](manual.md)
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