What is cppsp?

Source: Dev.to

Requirements

• A C++ compiler installed and its folder added to the system PATH (environment variable).
• A 64‑bit C++ compiler (required for the generated executable).
• (Optional) Add the folder containing the generated exe/elf/mach‑o to the PATH.
• Delete the _mac / _linux directories so that cppsp_compiler works correctly.
• (Optional) Rename cppsp_compiler.exe (or cppsp_compiler) to any name you prefer to change the compile command (e.g., cppsp, abcdef, …).

Installation

Windows

curl -L -o cppsp_compiler.exe https://github.com/user19870/cppsp/raw/refs/heads/First/cppsp_compiler.exe

Linux

curl -L -o cppsp_compiler https://github.com/user19870/cppsp/raw/refs/heads/First/cppsp_compiler_linux.delete_linux

macOS

curl -L -o cppsp_compiler https://github.com/user19870/cppsp/raw/refs/heads/First/cppsp_compiler_mac.delete_mac

Usage

Compile a .cppsp script from the command line:

# If the compiler is in PATH
cppsp_compiler script.cppsp

# If not in PATH, use a relative or absolute path
.\cppsp_compiler.exe script.cppsp
# or
c:\path\to\cppsp_compiler.exe script.cppsp

Setting C++ include / library folders

Create two .ini files in the same directory as the compiler:

• include.ini – comma‑separated list of include directories

  C:\path\to\include1,C:\path\to\include2

• lib.ini – comma‑separated list of library directories

  C:\path\to\lib1,C:\path\to\lib2

Feature

• Can compile a script that contains only print("hello world").
• Allows importing almost any C++ header via import.
• Enables embedding raw C++ code with @inject and @function.
• Supports indentation and multi‑line statements (available from version 1.3).

Keywords

Warning ⚠️

• Before v1.2: No spaces/blank characters are allowed before a keyword.
• Before v1.3: Multi‑line statements are not supported.
• @command() itself cannot be split across multiple lines; use separate @command() calls if needed.

Example

@command("-mtune=native -fomit-frame-pointer -static-libgcc -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--as-needed -s -Wl,--strip-all -Os -m64")
import iostream,vector
@function>
print("12\n"," ",1," ",2.1,true,false," ")
print("abc")
print(1,"\n") // comment
//print(1.1)

@inject(int x=1; int y=2; int z=3; 
        auto is_bool = [](const std::string& s){ return s == "true" || s == "false"; };)
input(x,y,z)

@function cars = {"Volvo","BMW","Ford","Mazda"}; };>>
print(x+y+z)

Simple DLL Example

#overwrite
@command("g++ -Os -m64 -nostdlib -shared -o dll.dll dll.cpp")
@function>