parallel-struct

Create parallel tables from list of structures.

Synopsis

parallel-struct [-M file] [-o file] [-I directory] [-s section] structs

Description

Create tables for each field in a list of structures.

It generates an assembler source file containing all the created objects.

Supported Options

-h, --help

Show help message and exit.

-M file

Write gcc-style dependency information to file.

-o file

Write generated assembly code to file.

-s section, --section section

Put generated objects in section section.

Structue File

The structures file uses YAML syntax.

Settings

Global settings are specified in the settings section of the structure file.

default_string_encoding encoding

The default encoding used for string values. (default: default_string_encoding)

include_count {yes|no}

(default: yes)

prefix string

Prefix for object names. (default: empty)

Fields

The fields of the structures are defined in the fields section of the structure file.

default_value value

Value to use if not specified in struct. Values of other fields can be used with the syntax {{field}}. Due to YAML syntax rules, if it starts with a field reference, the default value has to be enclosed in ". (default: none)

encoding encoding

Encoding used for string values. (default: default_string_encoding from global settings)

length number

(default: 1)

nul_terminate {yes|no}

If set, a NUL character will be appended to string values. (default: no)

padding padding

(default: for string fields, 0 for others.)

type type

(default: single)

multi :

omit :

single :

string :

Structures

The actual structures are listed in the structs section of the structure file.