things

alloc.cpp

@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ void* Arena::Alloc(u32 sizeInBytes) {
     u8* p = this->buffer + this->index;
     u32 offset = (u32) alignForward2((u64) p, 64);
 
+    #pragma clang diagnostic push
+    #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wint-to-void-pointer-cast"
     if ((void*)(offset + sizeInBytes) <= (this->buffer + this->bufferSizeInBytes)) {
+    #pragma clang diagnostic pop
         void* ptr = &this->buffer[offset];
         this->index += offset + sizeInBytes;
 

print.cpp

@@ -119,9 +119,11 @@ void trace(String* string) {
 
         // the names as provided by 'backtrace_symbols' are mangled for some reason.
         // we have to demangle them, using this weird api
+        // example mangled name (wrapped in double quotes):
+        // "2   shard_tracy                         0x00000001032d5618 _ZL17drawSettingsPanelv + 904"
         char buffer[1024];
-        const char* mangledNameBegin = String::firstCharOccurence(traces[i], '_');
-        const char* mangledNameEnd = String::lastCharOccurence(traces[i], '+');
+        const char* mangledNameBegin = String::lastCharOccurence(traces[i], '_');
+        const char* mangledNameEnd = String::lastCharOccurence(traces[i], '+'); // it actually ends one char before.
 
         if (mangledNameBegin == null || mangledNameEnd == null) {
             // we can't demangle this name for some reason, just copy the mangled name to the buffer
@@ -138,8 +140,9 @@ void trace(String* string) {
         s32 status = -1;
         char* trace = abi::__cxa_demangle(buffer, null, null, &status);
         if (trace == null) {
-            println("warning: failed to demangle name: %s", traces[i]);
-            continue;
+            println("warning: failed to demangle name: %s, exit status of attempt: %d", traces[i], status);
+            // just write back the original trace, un-demangled.
+            trace = traces[i];
         }
 
         if (string == null) {
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ static void writeMinidump(EXCEPTION_POINTERS* pep) {
 
 // for fatal errors which may occur at runtime, even on a release binary.
 // if a fatal error should not occur at runtime on a release binary, consider preferring 'massert'
-// it's unclear when you should use asserts vs. die actually. idk man
+// it's unclear when you should use asserts vs. die actually. idk man, they kinda do the same thing right now
 void die(const char* format, ...) {
     ULE_TYPES_H_FTAG;
     if (format == null) {
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ void die(const char* format, ...) {
 
     } else {
         String string = String128f("");
-        string.setfv(format, args);
+        string.appendfv(format, args);
         string.append("\n");
         trace(&string);
 

table.hpp

@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ static unsigned int APHash(const char* str, unsigned int length)
 }
 #endif
 
+// this is a trick to perform modulus of some u32 |v|, by another u32 |c|, while avoiding a division instruction.
+// https://lemire.me/blog/2016/06/27/a-fast-alternative-to-the-modulo-reduction/
 static inline u32 fastModuloReductionDanielLemire(u32 v, u32 c) {
-    return (((u64)v) * ((u64)c)) >> 32;
+    return (u32)(((u64)v * (u64)c) >> 32);
 }
 
 static inline u32 hash(const char* key, u32 keyLength, u32 capacity) {