Bitcode适配指南

随着XCode7的发布，Apple提供了一项新的技术来支持App瘦身功能，那就是Bitcode。本文章将会结合自己在支持bitcode过程中遇到的问题，来阐述支持bitcode的过程。

BitCode是什么

Bitcode is an intermediate representation of a compiled program. Apps you upload to iTunes Connect that contain bitcode will be compiled and linked on the store. Including bitcode will allow Apple to re-optimize your app binary in the future without the need to submit a new version of your app to the store.
Xcode hides symbols generated during build time by default, so they are not readable by Apple. Only if you choose to include symbols when uploading your app to iTunes Connect would the symbols be sent to Apple. You must include symbols to receive crash reports from Apple.

上述引自Apple的文档 App Thinning (iOS, tvOS, watchOS)。

其大概意思是Bitcode类似于一个中间码，被上传到applestore之后，苹果会根据下载应用的用户的手机指令集类型生成只有该指令集的二进制，进行下发。从而达到精简安装包体积的目的。

一点编译原理

为了更好的理解什么是bitcode，我们简短的看一下编译器编译的过程：

1. Lexer :读入源文件，并将其转化成字符流

2. Parser :将字符流转换成AST（抽象语法树）

3. Semantic Analysis: 对输入的AST进行语法检查。

4. Code Generation: 代码生成，将AST转换成低层次的IR指令

5. Optimization: 分析IR指令，将其中潜在会拖慢运行速度的指令干掉。