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GCC 12 has new warning, -Winfinite-recursion, that is being triggered by six
tests in the directory tests/valid when compiled in high-level C grades. Since
we also enable -Werror, this is causing these test to fail. Fix these failures
by either removing the infinite recursion from them or by disabling the new GCC
warning for the affected test cases.
configure.ac:
tests/DEFNS_FOR_TESTS.in:
Define a variable whose value is the option for disabling GCC's infinite
recursion check.
tests/valid/higher_order5.m:
tests/valid/stack_alloc.m:
Modify these tests so they do not trigger the infinite recursion warning
in GCC (or Mercury for that matter).
tests/valid/mode_syntax.m:
tests/valid/same_length_2.m:
Merge these two tests (under the first name) since they both test the same
thing. Delete the same_length_2 version.
tests/valid/Mmakefile:
Conform to the above deletion.
tests/valid/Mercury.options:
Include DEFNS_FOR_TESTS here so that mmc --make can see it.
Disable GCC's infinite recursion check for those tests that trigger
it.
Shut up a bunch Mercury warnings for the mode_syntax test case that
are unrelated to what is actually being tested.
Mercury
Mercury is a logic/functional programming language which combines the clarity and the expressiveness of declarative programming with advanced static analysis and error detection features.
More information is available on the website's about pages, in other README files in the source code repository, and in the documentation.
Small sample programs written in Mercury can be found in the samples and extras directories of the source code repository.
README files
The Mercury compiler has two different backends and works on different operating systems. Specific information is contained in individual README files:
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Bootstrapping discusses how to get Mercury installed.
This is important, as the Mercury compiler is written in Mercury.
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C Low-level backend
This backend works well with GCC but also works with:
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High-level backend targets
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Supported operating systems
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Other platform information
Other information
See the current release notes for the latest stable release. The news file lists any recent changes. The history file is relevant if you want to find out more about the past development of Mercury. The limitations file lists some ways in which the Mercury implementation does not yet meet its goals.
Information for developers
If you are considering contributing to the Mercury project, the website contains some documents that may be helpful. These include a document about contributions in general and specific information about contributing such as coding styles.
Contact
See our contact page.