---
title: "TCC : Tiny C Compiler"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/tcc-tiny-c-compiler-7ncwe58ms
source_url: https://bellard.org/tcc/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2026-02-08T00:18:18.497Z
updated: 2026-02-08T06:08:24.417Z
tags: ["performance", "c", "compiler"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# TCC : Tiny C Compiler

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

TCC (Tiny C Compiler) is an extremely small (~100KB) and fast C compiler that can compile, assemble, and link code up to 9 times faster than GCC. It supports direct C source execution without linking, includes a memory and bound checker, offers C script support with shebang notation, and provides libtcc for dynamic code generation. The compiler aims for full ISO C99 compliance and is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

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