Improved ssa compiler

lib/io/write_linux_arm.q

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-write(buffer []byte) -> (written int) {
+write(buffer string) -> (written int) {
-	return syscall(64, 1, buffer, len(buffer))
+	return syscall(64, 1, buffer.ptr, buffer.len)
 }

lib/io/write_linux_x86.q

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-write(buffer []byte) -> (written int) {
+write(buffer string) -> (written int) {
-	return syscall(1, 1, buffer, len(buffer))
+	return syscall(1, 1, buffer.ptr, buffer.len)
 }

lib/io/write_mac.q

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-write(buffer []byte) -> (written int) {
+write(buffer string) -> (written int) {
-	return syscall(0x2000004, 1, buffer, len(buffer))
+	return syscall(0x2000004, 1, buffer.ptr, buffer.len)
 }

lib/io/write_windows.q

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-write(_ []byte) -> (written int) {
+write(_ string) -> (written int) {
 	return 0
 }
 

src/arm/Registers.go

@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ var CPU = cpu.CPU{
 	Call:       []cpu.Register{X0, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6},
 	Syscall:    []cpu.Register{X8, X0, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5},
 	ExternCall: []cpu.Register{X0, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7},
+	Return:     []cpu.Register{X0, X1, X2},
 }

src/build/Arch.go

@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@ const (
 	ARM
 	X86
 )
+
+// SetArch sets the architecture which also influences the default alignment.
+func (build *Build) SetArch(arch Arch) {
+	build.Arch = arch
+
+	switch arch {
+	case ARM:
+		build.MemoryAlign = 0x4000
+	default:
+		build.MemoryAlign = 0x1000
+	}
+
+	build.FileAlign = build.MemoryAlign
+}

src/build/SetArch.go

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package build
-
-// SetArch sets the architecture which also influences the default alignment.
-func (build *Build) SetArch(arch Arch) {
-	build.Arch = arch
-
-	switch arch {
-	case ARM:
-		build.MemoryAlign = 0x4000
-	default:
-		build.MemoryAlign = 0x1000
-	}
-
-	build.FileAlign = build.MemoryAlign
-}

src/cli/help.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Usage:
 Commands:
 
     build [directory | file]       build an executable
-
         --verbose, -v              show everything
 
     run [directory | file]         build and run the executable

src/compiler/showSSA.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package compiler
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/core"
 	"git.urbach.dev/go/color/ansi"
@@ -10,18 +11,27 @@ import (
 // showSSA shows the SSA IR.
 func showSSA(root *core.Function) {
 	root.EachDependency(make(map[*core.Function]bool), func(f *core.Function) {
-		ansi.Yellow.Printf("%s:\n", f.UniqueName)
+		fmt.Print("# ")
+		ansi.Green.Print(f.UniqueName)
+		fmt.Print("\n\n")
 
-		for i, block := range f.Blocks {
+		for _, block := range f.Blocks {
-			if i != 0 {
+			ansi.Dim.Printf("| %-3s | %-30s | %-30s | %-4s |\n", "ID", "Raw", "Type", "Uses")
-				fmt.Println("---")
+			ansi.Dim.Printf("| %s | %s | %s | %s |\n", strings.Repeat("-", 3), strings.Repeat("-", 30), strings.Repeat("-", 30), strings.Repeat("-", 4))
-			}
 
 			for i, instr := range block.Instructions {
-				ansi.Dim.Printf("%-4d", i)
+				ansi.Dim.Printf("| %%%-2d | ", i)
-				fmt.Printf("%-40s", instr.String())
+
-				ansi.Cyan.Printf("%-30s", instr.Type().Name())
+				if instr.IsConst() {
-				ansi.Dim.Printf("%s\n", f.File.Bytes[instr.Start():instr.End()])
+					fmt.Printf("%-30s ", instr.Debug())
+				} else {
+					ansi.Yellow.Printf("%-30s ", instr.Debug())
+				}
+
+				ansi.Dim.Print("|")
+				ansi.Dim.Printf(" %-30s |", instr.Type().Name())
+				ansi.Dim.Printf(" %-4d |", instr.CountUsers())
+				fmt.Println()
 			}
 		}
 

src/core/CheckDeadCode.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 // CheckDeadCode checks for dead values.
 func (f *Function) CheckDeadCode() error {
 	for instr := range f.Values {
-		if instr.IsConst() && instr.Alive() == 0 {
+		if instr.IsConst() && instr.CountUsers() == 0 {
 			return errors.New(&UnusedValue{Value: instr.String()}, f.File, instr.Start())
 		}
 	}

src/core/Compile.go

@@ -1,48 +1,24 @@
 package core
 
-import (
+import "git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
-)
 
 // Compile turns a function into machine code.
 func (f *Function) Compile() {
-	extra := 0
+	offset := 0
 
 	for i, input := range f.Input {
 		if input.Name == "_" {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		array, isArray := input.Typ.(*types.Array)
+		input.Index = uint8(offset + i)
-
-		if isArray {
-			pointer := &ssa.Parameter{
-				Index:  uint8(i + extra),
-				Name:   input.Name,
-				Typ:    &types.Pointer{To: array.Of},
-				Source: input.Source,
-			}
-
-			f.Append(pointer)
-			f.Identifiers[pointer.Name] = pointer
-			extra++
-
-			length := &ssa.Parameter{
-				Index:  uint8(i + extra),
-				Name:   input.Name + ".len",
-				Typ:    types.AnyInt,
-				Source: input.Source,
-			}
-
-			f.Append(length)
-			f.Identifiers[length.Name] = length
-			continue
-		}
-
-		input.Index = uint8(i + extra)
 		f.Append(input)
 		f.Identifiers[input.Name] = input
+		structure, isStruct := input.Typ.(*types.Struct)
+
+		if isStruct {
+			offset += len(structure.Fields) - 1
+		}
 	}
 
 	for instr := range f.Body.Instructions {
@@ -59,5 +35,5 @@ func (f *Function) Compile() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	f.ssaToAsm()
+	f.GenerateAssembly(f.IR, f.IsLeaf())
 }

src/core/Evaluate.go

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ func (f *Function) Evaluate(expr *expression.Expression) (ssa.Value, error) {
 				}
 
 				f.Dependencies.Add(function)
-				v := f.AppendFunction(function.UniqueName, function.Type)
+				v := f.AppendFunction(function.UniqueName, function.Type, function.IsExtern())
-				v.Source = ssa.Source(expr.Source)
+				v.SetSource(expr.Source)
 				return v, nil
 			}
 
@@ -42,14 +42,25 @@ func (f *Function) Evaluate(expr *expression.Expression) (ssa.Value, error) {
 			}
 
 			v := f.AppendInt(number)
-			v.Source = ssa.Source(expr.Source)
+			v.SetSource(expr.Source)
 			return v, nil
 
 		case token.String:
 			data := expr.Token.Bytes(f.File.Bytes)
 			data = Unescape(data)
-			v := f.AppendBytes(data)
+
-			v.Source = ssa.Source(expr.Source)
+			length := f.AppendInt(len(data))
+			length.SetSource(expr.Source)
+
+			pointer := f.AppendBytes(data)
+			pointer.SetSource(expr.Source)
+
+			v := f.Append(&ssa.Struct{
+				Arguments: []ssa.Value{pointer, length},
+				Typ:       types.String,
+			})
+
+			v.SetSource(expr.Source)
 			return v, nil
 		}
 
@@ -109,7 +120,7 @@ func (f *Function) Evaluate(expr *expression.Expression) (ssa.Value, error) {
 				return nil, errors.New(&ParameterCountMismatch{Function: name, Count: len(parameters), ExpectedCount: len(fn.Input)}, f.File, expr.Source[0].Position)
 			}
 
-			for i, param := range parameters {
+			for i, param := range slices.Backward(parameters) {
 				if !types.Is(param.Type(), fn.Input[i].Typ) {
 					return nil, errors.New(&TypeMismatch{
 						Encountered:   param.Type().Name(),
@@ -130,23 +141,40 @@ func (f *Function) Evaluate(expr *expression.Expression) (ssa.Value, error) {
 	case token.Dot:
 		left := expr.Children[0]
 		right := expr.Children[1]
-		label := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", left.String(f.File.Bytes), right.String(f.File.Bytes))
+		leftText := left.String(f.File.Bytes)
-		function, exists := f.All.Functions[label]
+		rightText := right.String(f.File.Bytes)
+		identifier, exists := f.Identifiers[leftText]
 
-		if !exists {
+		if exists {
-			return nil, errors.New(&UnknownIdentifier{Name: label}, f.File, left.Token.Position)
+			structure := identifier.Type().(*types.Struct)
+			field := structure.FieldByName(rightText)
+
+			if field == nil {
+				return nil, errors.New(&UnknownStructField{StructName: structure.Name(), FieldName: rightText}, f.File, right.Token.Position)
 			}
 
+			v := f.Append(&ssa.StructField{Struct: identifier, Field: field})
+			v.SetSource(expr.Source)
+			return v, nil
+		}
+
+		label := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", leftText, rightText)
+		function, exists := f.All.Functions[label]
+
+		if exists {
 			if function.IsExtern() {
 				f.Assembler.Libraries = f.Assembler.Libraries.Append(function.Package, function.Name)
 			} else {
 				f.Dependencies.Add(function)
 			}
 
-		v := f.AppendFunction(function.UniqueName, function.Type)
+			v := f.AppendFunction(function.UniqueName, function.Type, function.IsExtern())
-		v.Source = ssa.Source(expr.Source)
+			v.SetSource(expr.Source)
 			return v, nil
 		}
 
+		return nil, errors.New(&UnknownIdentifier{Name: label}, f.File, left.Token.Position)
+	}
+
 	return nil, nil
 }

src/core/Function.go

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/cpu"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/fs"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/set"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa2asm"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/token"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
 )
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import (
 // Function is the smallest unit of code.
 type Function struct {
 	ssa.IR
+	ssa2asm.Compiler
 	Name         string
 	Package      string
-	UniqueName   string
 	File         *fs.File
 	Input        []*ssa.Parameter
 	Output       []*ssa.Parameter
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ type Function struct {
 	Identifiers  map[string]ssa.Value
 	All          *Environment
 	Dependencies set.Ordered[*Function]
-	Assembler    asm.Assembler
-	CPU          *cpu.CPU
 	Type         *types.Function
 	Err          error
-	count        count
 }
 
 // NewFunction creates a new function.
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ func NewFunction(name string, pkg string, file *fs.File) *Function {
 	return &Function{
 		Name:    name,
 		Package: pkg,
-		UniqueName:  fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", pkg, name),
+
 		File:        file,
 		Identifiers: make(map[string]ssa.Value, 8),
 		IR: ssa.IR{
@@ -45,9 +42,12 @@ func NewFunction(name string, pkg string, file *fs.File) *Function {
 				{Instructions: make([]ssa.Value, 0, 8)},
 			},
 		},
+		Compiler: ssa2asm.Compiler{
+			UniqueName: fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", pkg, name),
 			Assembler: asm.Assembler{
 				Instructions: make([]asm.Instruction, 0, 8),
 			},
+		},
 	}
 }
 

src/core/count.go

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-type counter = uint8
-
-// count stores how often a certain statement appeared so we can generate a unique label from it.
-type count struct {
-	data counter
-}

src/core/errors.go

@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ func (err *UnknownIdentifier) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown identifier '%s'", err.Name)
 }
 
+// UnknownStructField represents unknown struct fields.
+type UnknownStructField struct {
+	StructName       string
+	FieldName        string
+	CorrectFieldName string
+}
+
+func (err *UnknownStructField) Error() string {
+	if err.CorrectFieldName != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown struct field '%s' in '%s', did you mean '%s'?", err.FieldName, err.StructName, err.CorrectFieldName)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown struct field '%s' in '%s'", err.FieldName, err.StructName)
+}
+
 // UnusedValue error is created when a value is never used.
 type UnusedValue struct {
 	Value string

src/core/ssaToAsm.go

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
-)
-
-// ssaToAsm converts the SSA IR to assembler instructions.
-func (f *Function) ssaToAsm() {
-	f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Label{Name: f.UniqueName})
-
-	if !f.IsLeaf() && f.UniqueName != "core.init" {
-		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.FunctionStart{})
-	}
-
-	for instr := range f.Values {
-		switch instr := instr.(type) {
-		case *ssa.Call:
-			arg := instr.Arguments[0].(*ssa.Function)
-			fn := f.All.Functions[arg.UniqueName]
-
-			if fn.IsExtern() {
-				f.ssaValuesToRegisters(instr.Arguments[1:], f.CPU.ExternCall)
-				f.Assembler.Append(&asm.CallExtern{Library: fn.Package, Function: fn.Name})
-			} else {
-				f.ssaValuesToRegisters(instr.Arguments[1:], f.CPU.Call)
-				f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Call{Label: fn.UniqueName})
-			}
-
-		case *ssa.Syscall:
-			f.ssaValuesToRegisters(instr.Arguments, f.CPU.Syscall)
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Syscall{})
-
-		case *ssa.Return:
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Return{})
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !f.IsLeaf() && f.UniqueName != "core.init" {
-		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.FunctionEnd{})
-	}
-
-	if f.UniqueName != "core.exit" {
-		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Return{})
-	}
-}

src/core/ssaValuesToRegisters.go

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"slices"
-
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/cpu"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
-)
-
-// ssaValuesToRegisters generates assembler instructions to move the SSA values to the given registers.
-func (f *Function) ssaValuesToRegisters(args []ssa.Value, registers []cpu.Register) {
-	extra := 0
-
-	for _, arg := range args {
-		switch arg.(type) {
-		case *ssa.Bytes:
-			extra++
-		}
-	}
-
-	for i, arg := range slices.Backward(args) {
-		switch arg := arg.(type) {
-		case *ssa.Int:
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterNumber{
-				Destination: registers[i+extra],
-				Number:      arg.Int,
-			})
-		case *ssa.Parameter:
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterRegister{
-				Destination: registers[i+extra],
-				Source:      f.CPU.Call[arg.Index],
-			})
-		case *ssa.Bytes:
-			f.count.data++
-			label := f.CreateLabel("data", f.count.data)
-			f.Assembler.SetData(label.Name, arg.Bytes)
-
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterNumber{
-				Destination: registers[i+extra],
-				Number:      len(arg.Bytes),
-			})
-
-			extra--
-
-			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterLabel{
-				Destination: registers[i+extra],
-				Label:       label.Name,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-}

src/cpu/CPU.go

@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ type CPU struct {
 	Call       []Register
 	Syscall    []Register
 	ExternCall []Register
+	Return     []Register
 }

src/cpu/Register.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cpu
 import "fmt"
 
 // Register represents the number of the register.
-type Register uint8
+type Register int8
 
 // String returns the human readable name of the register.
 func (r Register) String() string {

src/ssa/BinaryOp.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type BinaryOp struct {
 	Left  Value
 	Right Value
 	Op    token.Kind
+	Id
 	Liveness
 	Source
 }
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ func (v *BinaryOp) IsConst() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (v *BinaryOp) Debug() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%%%d %s %%%d", v.Left.ID(), expression.Operators[v.Op].Symbol, v.Right.ID())
+}
+
 func (v *BinaryOp) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", v.Left, expression.Operators[v.Op].Symbol, v.Right)
 }

src/ssa/Block.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type Block struct {
 // Append adds a new instruction to the block.
 func (block *Block) Append(instr Value) Value {
 	for _, dep := range instr.Dependencies() {
-		dep.AddUse(instr)
+		dep.AddUser(instr)
 	}
 
 	block.Instructions = append(block.Instructions, instr)

src/ssa/Bytes.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Bytes struct {
+	Id
 	Bytes []byte
 	Liveness
 	Source
@@ -31,10 +32,14 @@ func (v *Bytes) IsConst() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (v *Bytes) Debug() string {
+	return v.String()
+}
+
 func (v *Bytes) String() string {
 	return strconv.Quote(string(v.Bytes))
 }
 
 func (v *Bytes) Type() types.Type {
-	return types.String
+	return types.CString
 }

src/ssa/Bytes_test.go

@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func TestBytes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, hello.Equals(one))
 	assert.True(t, hello.Equals(helloDup))
 	assert.Equal(t, hello.String(), "\"Hello\"")
-	assert.True(t, types.Is(hello.Type(), types.String))
+	assert.True(t, types.Is(hello.Type(), types.CString))
 }

src/ssa/Call.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package ssa
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
 )
 
 type Call struct {
+	Id
 	Arguments
 	Liveness
 	Source
@@ -27,14 +28,42 @@ func (v *Call) IsConst() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (v *Call) String() string {
+func (v *Call) Debug() string {
-	args := make([]string, 0, len(v.Arguments)-1)
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString("%")
+	tmp.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(v.Arguments[0].ID()))
+	tmp.WriteString("(")
+	args := v.Arguments[1:]
 
-	for _, arg := range v.Arguments[1:] {
+	for i, arg := range args {
-		args = append(args, arg.String())
+		tmp.WriteString("%")
+		tmp.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(arg.ID()))
+
+		if i != len(args)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", v.Arguments[0].String(), strings.Join(args, ", "))
+	tmp.WriteString(")")
+	return tmp.String()
+}
+
+func (v *Call) String() string {
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString(v.Arguments[0].String())
+	tmp.WriteString("(")
+	args := v.Arguments[1:]
+
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		tmp.WriteString(arg.String())
+
+		if i != len(args)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp.WriteString(")")
+	return tmp.String()
 }
 
 func (v *Call) Type() types.Type {

src/ssa/Function.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import "git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
 type Function struct {
 	UniqueName string
 	Typ        *types.Function
+	IsExtern   bool
+	Id
 	Liveness
 	Source
 }
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ func (v *Function) IsConst() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (v *Function) Debug() string {
+	return v.String()
+}
+
 func (v *Function) String() string {
 	return v.UniqueName
 }

src/ssa/ID.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package ssa
+
+type Id int
+
+func (id Id) ID() int {
+	return int(id)
+}
+
+func (id *Id) SetID(newId int) {
+	*id = Id(newId)
+}

src/ssa/IR.go

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package ssa
 
-import "git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
+import (
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
+)
 
 // IR is a list of basic blocks.
 type IR struct {
 	Blocks []*Block
+	nextId int
 }
 
 // AddBlock adds a new block to the function.
@@ -31,35 +34,29 @@ func (f *IR) Append(instr Value) Value {
 		}
 	}
 
+	instr.SetID(f.nextId)
+	f.nextId++
 	return f.Blocks[len(f.Blocks)-1].Append(instr)
 }
 
 // AppendInt adds a new integer value to the last block.
-func (f *IR) AppendInt(x int) *Int {
+func (f *IR) AppendInt(x int) Value {
-	v := &Int{Int: x}
+	return f.Append(&Int{Int: x})
-	f.Append(v)
-	return v
 }
 
 // AppendFunction adds a new function value to the last block.
-func (f *IR) AppendFunction(name string, typ *types.Function) *Function {
+func (f *IR) AppendFunction(name string, typ *types.Function, extern bool) Value {
-	v := &Function{UniqueName: name, Typ: typ}
+	return f.Append(&Function{UniqueName: name, Typ: typ, IsExtern: extern})
-	f.Append(v)
-	return v
 }
 
 // AppendBytes adds a new byte slice value to the last block.
-func (f *IR) AppendBytes(s []byte) *Bytes {
+func (f *IR) AppendBytes(s []byte) Value {
-	v := &Bytes{Bytes: s}
+	return f.Append(&Bytes{Bytes: s})
-	f.Append(v)
-	return v
 }
 
 // AppendString adds a new string value to the last block.
-func (f *IR) AppendString(s string) *Bytes {
+func (f *IR) AppendString(s string) Value {
-	v := &Bytes{Bytes: []byte(s)}
+	return f.Append(&Bytes{Bytes: []byte(s)})
-	f.Append(v)
-	return v
 }
 
 // Values yields on each value.

src/ssa/Int.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 type Int struct {
 	Int int
+	Id
 	Liveness
 	Source
 }
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ func (v *Int) IsConst() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (v *Int) Debug() string {
+	return v.String()
+}
+
 func (v *Int) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", v.Int)
 }

src/ssa/Liveness.go

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package ssa
 
 type Liveness struct {
-	alive int
+	users []Value
 }
 
-func (v *Liveness) AddUse(user Value) {
+func (v *Liveness) AddUser(user Value) {
-	v.alive++
+	v.users = append(v.users, user)
 }
 
-func (v *Liveness) Alive() int {
+func (v *Liveness) CountUsers() int {
-	return v.alive
+	return len(v.users)
 }

src/ssa/NoLiveness.go

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package ssa
+
+type NoLiveness struct{}
+
+func (a *NoLiveness) AddUser(user Value) { panic("value does not have liveness") }
+func (a *NoLiveness) CountUsers() int    { return 0 }

src/ssa/Parameter.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type Parameter struct {
 	Index uint8
 	Name  string
 	Typ   types.Type
+	Id
 	Liveness
 	Source
 }
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ func (v *Parameter) IsConst() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (v *Parameter) Debug() string {
+	return v.String()
+}
+
 func (v *Parameter) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("in[%d]", v.Index)
 }

src/ssa/Return.go

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 package ssa
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
 )
 
 type Return struct {
+	Id
 	Arguments
 	Source
+	NoLiveness
 }
 
-func (a *Return) AddUse(user Value) { panic("return is not a value") }
-func (a *Return) Alive() int        { return 0 }
-
 func (a *Return) Equals(v Value) bool {
 	b, sameType := v.(*Return)
 
@@ -39,18 +38,43 @@ func (v *Return) IsConst() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (v *Return) Debug() string {
+	if len(v.Arguments) == 0 {
+		return "return"
+	}
+
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString("return ")
+
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
+		tmp.WriteString("%")
+		tmp.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(arg.ID()))
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tmp.String()
+}
+
 func (v *Return) String() string {
 	if len(v.Arguments) == 0 {
 		return "return"
 	}
 
-	args := make([]string, 0, len(v.Arguments))
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString("return ")
 
-	for _, arg := range v.Arguments {
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
-		args = append(args, arg.String())
+		tmp.WriteString(arg.String())
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("return %s", strings.Join(args, ", "))
+	return tmp.String()
 }
 
 func (v *Return) Type() types.Type {

src/ssa/Source.go

@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import "git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/token"
 
 type Source token.List
 
-func (v Source) Start() token.Position {
-	return v[0].Position
-}
-
 func (v Source) End() token.Position {
 	return v[len(v)-1].End()
 }
+
+func (v *Source) SetSource(source token.List) {
+	*v = Source(source)
+}
+
+func (v Source) Start() token.Position {
+	return v[0].Position
+}

src/ssa/Struct.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package ssa
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
+)
+
+type Struct struct {
+	Typ *types.Struct
+	Id
+	Arguments
+	Liveness
+	Source
+}
+
+func (a *Struct) Equals(v Value) bool {
+	b, sameType := v.(*Struct)
+
+	if !sameType {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return a.Arguments.Equals(b.Arguments)
+}
+
+func (v *Struct) IsConst() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (v *Struct) Debug() string {
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString(v.Typ.Name())
+	tmp.WriteString("{")
+
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
+		tmp.WriteString("%")
+		tmp.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(arg.ID()))
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp.WriteString("}")
+	return tmp.String()
+}
+
+func (v *Struct) String() string {
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString(v.Typ.Name())
+	tmp.WriteString("{")
+
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
+		tmp.WriteString(arg.String())
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp.WriteString("}")
+	return tmp.String()
+}
+
+func (v *Struct) Type() types.Type {
+	return v.Typ
+}

src/ssa/StructField.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package ssa
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
+)
+
+type StructField struct {
+	Struct Value
+	Field  *types.Field
+	Id
+	Liveness
+	Source
+}
+
+func (v *StructField) Dependencies() []Value {
+	return []Value{v.Struct}
+}
+
+func (a *StructField) Equals(v Value) bool {
+	b, sameType := v.(*StructField)
+
+	if !sameType {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return a.Field == b.Field
+}
+
+func (v *StructField) IsConst() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (v *StructField) Debug() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%%%d.%s", v.Struct.ID(), v.Field)
+}
+
+func (v *StructField) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", v.Struct, v.Field)
+}
+
+func (v *StructField) Type() types.Type {
+	return v.Field.Type
+}

src/ssa/Syscall.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package ssa
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/types"
 )
 
 type Syscall struct {
+	Id
 	Arguments
 	Liveness
 	Source
@@ -27,14 +28,37 @@ func (v *Syscall) IsConst() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (v *Syscall) String() string {
+func (v *Syscall) Debug() string {
-	args := make([]string, 0, len(v.Arguments))
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString("syscall(")
 
-	for _, arg := range v.Arguments {
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
-		args = append(args, arg.String())
+		tmp.WriteString("%")
+		tmp.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(arg.ID()))
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("syscall(%s)", strings.Join(args, ", "))
+	tmp.WriteString(")")
+	return tmp.String()
+}
+
+func (v *Syscall) String() string {
+	tmp := strings.Builder{}
+	tmp.WriteString("syscall(")
+
+	for i, arg := range v.Arguments {
+		tmp.WriteString(arg.String())
+
+		if i != len(v.Arguments)-1 {
+			tmp.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp.WriteString(")")
+	return tmp.String()
 }
 
 func (v *Syscall) Type() types.Type {

src/ssa/Value.go

@@ -6,13 +6,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Value interface {
-	AddUse(Value)
+	// Essentials
-	Alive() int
+	Debug() string
-	Dependencies() []Value
+	ID() int
-	End() token.Position
-	Equals(Value) bool
 	IsConst() bool
+	SetID(int)
 	String() string
-	Start() token.Position
 	Type() types.Type
+
+	// Arguments
+	Dependencies() []Value
+	Equals(Value) bool
+
+	// Liveness
+	AddUser(Value)
+	CountUsers() int
+
+	// Source
+	SetSource(token.List)
+	Start() token.Position
+	End() token.Position
 }

src/ssa2asm/Compiler.go

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package ssa2asm
+
+import (
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/cpu"
+)
+
+type Compiler struct {
+	UniqueName string
+	Assembler  asm.Assembler
+	CPU        *cpu.CPU
+	Count      Count
+}

src/ssa2asm/Compiler_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package ssa2asm_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/build"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/compiler"
+	"git.urbach.dev/go/assert"
+)
+
+func TestHelloExample(t *testing.T) {
+	b := build.New("../../examples/hello")
+	systems := []build.OS{build.Linux, build.Mac, build.Windows}
+	architectures := []build.Arch{build.ARM, build.X86}
+
+	for _, os := range systems {
+		b.OS = os
+
+		for _, arch := range architectures {
+			b.SetArch(arch)
+			_, err := compiler.Compile(b)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+		}
+	}
+}

src/ssa2asm/Count.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package ssa2asm
+
+// Counter is the data type for counters.
+type Counter uint16
+
+// Count stores how often a certain statement appeared so we can generate a unique label from it.
+type Count struct {
+	Data Counter
+}

src/ssa2asm/CreateLabel.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package core
+package ssa2asm
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CreateLabel creates a label that is tied to this function by using a suffix.
-func (f *Function) CreateLabel(prefix string, count counter) *asm.Label {
+func (f *Compiler) CreateLabel(prefix string, count Counter) *asm.Label {
 	tmp := strings.Builder{}
 	tmp.WriteString(prefix)
 	tmp.WriteString(" ")

src/ssa2asm/GenerateAssembly.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package ssa2asm
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
+)
+
+// GenerateAssembly converts the SSA IR to assembler instructions.
+func (f *Compiler) GenerateAssembly(ir ssa.IR, isLeaf bool) {
+	f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Label{Name: f.UniqueName})
+
+	if !isLeaf && f.UniqueName != "core.init" {
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.FunctionStart{})
+	}
+
+	for instr := range ir.Values {
+		switch instr := instr.(type) {
+		case *ssa.Call:
+			fn := instr.Arguments[0].(*ssa.Function)
+			args := instr.Arguments[1:]
+
+			if fn.IsExtern {
+				for i := range slices.Backward(args) {
+					f.ValueToRegister(args[i], f.CPU.ExternCall[i])
+				}
+
+				dot := strings.IndexByte(fn.UniqueName, '.')
+				library := fn.UniqueName[:dot]
+				function := fn.UniqueName[dot+1:]
+				f.Assembler.Append(&asm.CallExtern{Library: library, Function: function})
+			} else {
+				offset := 0
+
+				for i := range slices.Backward(args) {
+					structure, isStruct := args[i].(*ssa.Struct)
+
+					if isStruct {
+						for _, field := range structure.Arguments {
+							f.ValueToRegister(field, f.CPU.Call[offset+i])
+							i++
+						}
+					} else {
+						f.ValueToRegister(args[i], f.CPU.Call[offset+i])
+					}
+				}
+
+				f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Call{Label: fn.UniqueName})
+			}
+
+		case *ssa.Return:
+			for i := range slices.Backward(instr.Arguments) {
+				f.ValueToRegister(instr.Arguments[i], f.CPU.Return[i])
+			}
+
+			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Return{})
+
+		case *ssa.Syscall:
+			for i := range slices.Backward(instr.Arguments) {
+				f.ValueToRegister(instr.Arguments[i], f.CPU.Syscall[i])
+			}
+
+			f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Syscall{})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !isLeaf && f.UniqueName != "core.init" {
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.FunctionEnd{})
+	}
+
+	if f.UniqueName != "core.exit" {
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.Return{})
+	}
+}

src/ssa2asm/ValueToRegister.go

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package ssa2asm
+
+import (
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/cpu"
+	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/ssa"
+)
+
+// ValueToRegister moves a value into the given `destination` register.
+func (f *Compiler) ValueToRegister(instr ssa.Value, destination cpu.Register) {
+	switch instr := instr.(type) {
+	case *ssa.Bytes:
+		f.Count.Data++
+		label := f.CreateLabel("data", f.Count.Data)
+		f.Assembler.SetData(label.Name, instr.Bytes)
+
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterLabel{
+			Destination: destination,
+			Label:       label.Name,
+		})
+
+	case *ssa.Int:
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterNumber{
+			Destination: destination,
+			Number:      instr.Int,
+		})
+
+	case *ssa.Parameter:
+		source := f.CPU.Call[instr.Index]
+
+		if source == destination {
+			return
+		}
+
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterRegister{
+			Destination: destination,
+			Source:      source,
+		})
+
+	case *ssa.StructField:
+		parameter := instr.Struct.(*ssa.Parameter)
+		field := instr.Field
+		source := f.CPU.Call[parameter.Index+field.Index]
+
+		if source == destination {
+			return
+		}
+
+		f.Assembler.Append(&asm.MoveRegisterRegister{
+			Destination: destination,
+			Source:      source,
+		})
+	}
+}

src/types/Common.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ var (
 	Int8       = &Base{name: "int8", size: 1}
 	Float64    = &Base{name: "float64", size: 8}
 	Float32    = &Base{name: "float32", size: 4}
-	String     = &Array{Of: Byte}
 	UInt64     = &Base{name: "uint64", size: 8}
 	UInt32     = &Base{name: "uint32", size: 4}
 	UInt16     = &Base{name: "uint16", size: 2}
@@ -20,6 +19,19 @@ var (
 	Void       = &Base{name: "void", size: 0}
 )
 
+var (
+	CString = &Pointer{To: Byte}
+	String  = &Struct{
+		Package:    "",
+		UniqueName: "string",
+		name:       "string",
+		Fields: []*Field{
+			{Name: "ptr", Type: CString, Index: 0, Offset: 0},
+			{Name: "len", Type: Int, Index: 1, Offset: 8},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
 var (
 	Byte  = UInt8
 	Float = Float64

src/types/Field.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package types
+
+import "git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/token"
+
+// Field is a memory region in a data structure.
+type Field struct {
+	Name     string
+	Type     Type
+	Position token.Position
+	Index    uint8
+	Offset   uint8
+}
+
+// String returns the name of the struct.
+func (f *Field) String() string {
+	return f.Name
+}

src/types/Parse.go

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func Parse[T ~[]token.Token](tokens T, source []byte) Type {
 	}
 
 	switch tokens[0].String(source) {
+	case "string":
+		return String
 	case "int":
 		return Int
 	case "int64":

src/types/Struct.go

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package types
+
+// Struct is a structure in memory whose regions are addressable with named fields.
+type Struct struct {
+	Package    string
+	UniqueName string
+	Fields     []*Field
+	name       string
+}
+
+// NewStruct creates a new struct.
+func NewStruct(pkg string, name string) *Struct {
+	return &Struct{
+		Package:    pkg,
+		UniqueName: pkg + "." + name,
+		name:       name,
+	}
+}
+
+// AddField adds a new field to the end of the struct.
+func (s *Struct) AddField(field *Field) {
+	s.Fields = append(s.Fields, field)
+}
+
+// FieldByName returns the field with the given name if it exists.
+func (s *Struct) FieldByName(name string) *Field {
+	for _, field := range s.Fields {
+		if field.Name == name {
+			return field
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Name returns the name of the struct.
+func (s *Struct) Name() string {
+	return s.name
+}
+
+// Size returns the total size in bytes.
+func (s *Struct) Size() int {
+	sum := 0
+
+	for _, field := range s.Fields {
+		sum += field.Type.Size()
+	}
+
+	return sum
+}

src/types/types_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestName(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, types.AnyPointer.Name(), "*any")
 	assert.Equal(t, (&types.Pointer{To: types.Int}).Name(), "*int64")
 	assert.Equal(t, (&types.Array{Of: types.Int}).Name(), "[]int64")
-	assert.Equal(t, types.String.Name(), "[]uint8")
+	assert.Equal(t, types.String.Name(), "string")
 }
 
 func TestSize(t *testing.T) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestSize(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, types.Int64.Size(), 8)
 	assert.Equal(t, types.AnyArray.Size(), 8)
 	assert.Equal(t, types.AnyPointer.Size(), 8)
-	assert.Equal(t, types.String.Size(), 8)
+	assert.Equal(t, types.String.Size(), 16)
 	assert.Equal(t, (&types.Pointer{To: types.Int}).Size(), 8)
 }
 

src/x86/Registers.go

@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ var CPU = cpu.CPU{
 	Call:       []cpu.Register{R0, R7, R6, R2, R10, R8, R9},
 	Syscall:    []cpu.Register{R0, R7, R6, R2, R10, R8, R9},
 	ExternCall: []cpu.Register{R1, R2, R8, R9},
+	Return:     []cpu.Register{R0, R7, R6},
 }