-typedef struct ir_mode ir_mode;
-
-extern ir_mode *mode_T; /* tuple (none) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_F; /* signed float(32) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_D; /* signed double(64) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_E; /* signed extended(80) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Bs; /* signed byte (former char) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Bu; /* unsigned byte (former char) */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Hs; /* signed short integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Hu; /* unsigened short integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Is; /* signed integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Iu; /* unsigned integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Ls; /* signed long integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_Lu; /* unsigned long integer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_C; /* char */
-extern ir_mode *mode_U; /* unicode char */
-extern ir_mode *mode_P; /* pointer */
-extern ir_mode *mode_b; /* internal boolean */
-extern ir_mode *mode_X; /* execution */
-extern ir_mode *mode_M; /* memory */
-extern ir_mode *mode_BB; /* block */
-
-/* Access routines for JNI Interface */
-ir_mode *get_modeT();
-ir_mode *get_modeF();
-ir_mode *get_modeD();
-ir_mode *get_modeE();
-ir_mode *get_modeBs();
-ir_mode *get_modeBu();
-ir_mode *get_modeHs();
-ir_mode *get_modeHu();
-ir_mode *get_modeIs();
-ir_mode *get_modeIu();
-ir_mode *get_modeLs();
-ir_mode *get_modeLu();
-ir_mode *get_modeC();
-ir_mode *get_modeU();
-ir_mode *get_modeP();
-ir_mode *get_modeb();
-ir_mode *get_modeX();
-ir_mode *get_modeM();
-ir_mode *get_modeBB();
-
-/* An enum for this mode */
-modecode get_mode_modecode (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_modecode (ir_mode *mode, modecode code); */
-
-/* The ident of this mode */
-ident *get_mode_ident (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_ident (ir_mode *mode, ident *id); */
-
-/* The name of this mode */
-const char *get_mode_name (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_name (ir_mode *mode, char *name); */
-
-/* The size of values of the mode in bytes. */
-int get_mode_size (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_size (ir_mode *mode, int size); */
-
-/* The alignment of values of the mode. */
-int get_mode_ld_align (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_ld_align (ir_mode *mode, int ld_align); */
-
-/* The smallest representable value */
-tarval *get_mode_min (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_min (ir_mode *mode, tarval *min); */
-
-/* The biggest representable value */
-tarval *get_mode_max (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_max (ir_mode *mode, tarval *max); */
-
-/* The value Zero represented in this mode */
-tarval *get_mode_null (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_null (ir_mode *mode, tarval *null); */
-
-/* Returns 1 if mode is signed, else 0. */
-unsigned get_mode_fsigned (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_fsigned (ir_mode *mode, unsigned fsigned); */
-
-/* Returns 1 if mode is float, else 0. */
-unsigned get_mode_ffloat (ir_mode *mode);
-/* void set_mode_ffloat (ir_mode *mode, unsigned ffloat); */
-
-/* Functions to check, whether a modecode is signed, float, int, num, data,
- datab or dataM. For more exact definitions read the corresponding pages
- in the firm documentation or the followingenumeration
+/** These values represent the different mode classes of value representations.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ /* Predefined sorts of modes */
+ irms_auxiliary, /**< Only for Firm use. Not extensible. (irm_T) */
+ irms_control_flow, /**< Marks all control flow modes. Not extensible. (irm_BB, irm_X) */
+ irms_memory, /**< Marks the memory mode. Not extensible. (irm_M) */
+ irms_internal_boolean, /**< Internal boolean representation.
+ Storing to memory impossible, convert first. (irm_b) */
+ /** user-extensible sorts of modes **/
+ irms_int_number, /**< A mode to represent int numbers.
+ Integer computations can be performed. */
+ irms_float_number, /**< A mode to represent float numbers.
+ Floating point computations can be performed. */
+ irms_reference, /**< A mode to represent entities.
+ Restricted int computations can be performed */
+ irms_character /**< A mode to represent characters/symbols
+ ?? Are computations allowed? as int?? */
+} mode_sort;
+
+/** These values represent the different arithmetic operations possible with a mode.
+ Further arithmetics can be defined, e.g., for @@@ modes.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ irma_uninitialized = 0,
+ irma_none = 1, /**< For modes for which no representation is specified.
+ These are modes of sort auxiliary, internal_boolean and
+ character. */
+ irma_twos_complement = 2, /**< Values of the mode are represented as two's complement.
+ Only legal for modes of sort int_number and reference. */
+ irma_ones_complement, /**< Values of the mode are represented as one's complement.
+ Only legal for modes of sort int_number and reference. */
+ irma_int_BCD, /**< Values of the mode are represented as binary coded decimals.
+ Only legal for modes of sort int_number and reference. */
+ irma_ieee754 = 256, /**< Values of the mode are represented according to ieee754
+ floatingpoint standard. Only legal for modes of sort float_number. */
+ irma_float_BCD, /**< Values of the mode are represented as binary coded decimals
+ according to @@@ which standards??? Only legal for modes of
+ sort float_number. */
+ irma_max
+} mode_arithmetic;
+
+
+/* ********** Constructor for user defined modes **************** */
+/**
+ * Creates a new mode.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the mode to be created
+ * @param sort the mode_sort of the mode to be created
+ * @param bit_size number of bits this mode allocate
+ * @param sign non-zero if this is a signed mode
+ * @param arithmetic arithmetic operations possible with a mode
+ * @param modulo_shift Is ignored for modes other than integer.
+ *
+ * This function constructs a new mode given by the parameters.
+ * If the parameters match an already defined mode, this mode is returned
+ * (including the default modes).
+ * If the mode is newly allocated, a new unique mode_code is chosen.
+ * Also, special value tarvals will be calculated such as null,
+ * min, max and can be retrieved using the get_mode_* functions
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The new mode or NULL on error.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * It is allowed to construct the default modes. So, a call
+ * new_ir_mode("Is", irms_int_number, 32, 1, irma_twos_complement, 32) will return mode_Is.
+ */
+ir_mode *new_ir_mode(const char *name, mode_sort sort, int bit_size, int sign, mode_arithmetic arithmetic, unsigned int modulo_shift);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new vector mode.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the mode to be created
+ * @param sort the mode_sort of the mode to be created
+ * @param bit_size number of bits for one element of this mode
+ * @param num_of_elem number of elements in this vector mode
+ * @param sign non-zero if this is a signed mode
+ * @param arithmetic arithmetic operations possible with a mode
+ * @param modulo_shift Is ignored for modes other than integer.
+ *
+ * This function constructs a new vector mode given by the parameters.
+ * If the parameters match an already defined mode, this mode is returned.
+ * If the mode is newly allocated, a new unique mode_code is chosen.
+ * Also, special value tarvals will be calculated such as null,
+ * min, max and can be retrieved using the get_mode_* functions
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The new mode or NULL on error.
+ */
+ir_mode *new_ir_vector_mode(const char *name, mode_sort sort, int bit_size, unsigned num_of_elem, int sign,
+ mode_arithmetic arithmetic, unsigned int modulo_shift );
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a pointer points to a mode.
+ *
+ * @param thing an arbitrary pointer
+ *
+ * @return
+ * true if the thing is a mode, else false
+ */
+int is_mode(void *thing);
+
+/* ********** Access methods to read mode information *********** */
+
+/** Returns the classification of the mode */
+modecode get_mode_modecode(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the ident* of the mode */
+ident *get_mode_ident(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the null-terminated name of this mode. */
+const char *get_mode_name(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns a coarse classification of the mode. */
+mode_sort get_mode_sort(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the size of values of the mode in bits. */
+int get_mode_size_bits(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the size of values of the mode in bytes.
+ * If the size is not dividable by 8 returns -1. */
+int get_mode_size_bytes(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the signess of a mode.
+ *
+ * Returns the signess of a mode: 1 if mode is signed. */
+int get_mode_sign(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the arithmetic of a mode */
+int get_mode_arithmetic(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Get the modulo shift attribute.
+ *
+ * Attribute modulo shift specifies for modes of kind irms_int_number
+ * whether shift applies modulo to value of bits to shift. Zero for
+ * modes that are not integer.
+ */
+unsigned int get_mode_modulo_shift(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Return the number of vector elements.
+ *
+ * Attribute vector_elem specifies the number of vector elements of
+ * a vector mode. For non-vector modes it returns 1 for data and 0
+ * for all other modes
+ */
+unsigned int get_mode_n_vector_elems(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Returns the stored intermediate information. */
+void *get_mode_link(const ir_mode *mode);
+
+/** Stores new intermediate information. */
+void set_mode_link(ir_mode *mode, void *l);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the smallest representable value of a given mode.
+ *
+ * For modes of the sort float_number this is the most negative value
+ * bigger than -infinite.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_min(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the biggest representable value o f a given mode.
+ *
+ * For modes of the sort float_number this is the largest value lower
+ * than infinite.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_max(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the value Zero represented in this mode.
+ *
+ * Zero is the additive neutral element and as such
+ * is defined only for modes allowing addition, i.e.
+ * op_pin_state_floats and ints, and references (NULL-Pointer)
+ * else returns tarval_bad.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_null(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the value One, represented in this mode.
+ *
+ * One, being the multiplicative neutral element,
+ * is defined only for modes allowing multiplication,
+ * i.e. ints and floats.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_one(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the value Minus One, represented in this mode.
+ *
+ * Minus One is defined only for modes allowing
+ * multiplication with signed values, i.e. signed ints and floats.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_minus_one(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the positive infinite value of a mode.
+ *
+ * This is only valid for float_numbers, other modes
+ * will result in tarval_bad.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_infinite(ir_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the NAN value of a given mode.
+ *
+ * This is only valid for float_numbers, other modes
+ * will result in tarval_bad.
+ */
+tarval *get_mode_NAN(ir_mode *mode);
+
+extern ir_mode *mode_M; /**< memory */
+
+/* -- A set of predefined, numerical modes according to Techreport 1999-44 -- */
+extern ir_mode *mode_F; /**< signed float(32) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_D; /**< signed double(64) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_E; /**< signed extended(80) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Bs; /**< signed byte (former char) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Bu; /**< unsigned byte (former char) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Hs; /**< signed short integer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Hu; /**< unsigned short integer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Is; /**< signed integer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Iu; /**< unsigned integer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Ls; /**< signed long integer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_Lu; /**< unsigned long integer */
+
+extern ir_mode *mode_C; /**< 8 bit char */
+extern ir_mode *mode_U; /**< 16 bit unicode char */
+
+extern ir_mode *mode_P; /**< pointer */
+extern ir_mode *mode_P_code; /**< A pointer mode that is set by the client of libfirm. This mode
+ represents the pointer size of the target machine code addresses. Is initialized
+ to mode_P. */
+extern ir_mode *mode_P_data; /**< A pointer mode that is set by the client of libfirm. This mode
+ represents the pointer size of the target machine data addresses. Is initialized
+ to mode_P. */
+
+/* -- Auxiliary modes necessary for the Firm representation -- */
+extern ir_mode *mode_b; /**< internal boolean */
+
+extern ir_mode *mode_X; /**< execution */
+extern ir_mode *mode_BB; /**< block */
+
+extern ir_mode *mode_T; /**< tuple (none) */
+extern ir_mode *mode_ANY;/**< undefined mode */
+extern ir_mode *mode_BAD;/**< bad mode */
+
+/*@{*/
+/** Access routines for JNI Interface */
+ir_mode *get_modeF(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeD(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeE(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeBs(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeBu(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeHs(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeHu(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeIs(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeIu(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeLs(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeLu(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeC(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeU(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeP(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeb(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeX(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeBB(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeM(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeT(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeANY(void);
+ir_mode *get_modeBAD(void);
+
+/** Returns the machine specific pointer mode for code addresses. */
+ir_mode *get_modeP_code(void);
+
+/** Returns the machine specific pointer mode for data addresses. */
+ir_mode *get_modeP_data(void);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the machine specific pointer mode for code addresses.
+ * If not set, the predefined mode mode_P will be used.
+ */
+void set_modeP_code(ir_mode *p);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the machine specific pointer mode for data addresses.
+ * If not set, the predefined mode mode_P will be used.
+ */
+void set_modeP_data(ir_mode *p);
+
+/**
+ Functions to check, whether a modecode is signed, float, int, character,
+ reference, num, numP, data, datab or dataM.
+
+ For more exact definitions read the corresponding pages
+ in the firm documentation or the following enumeration