Intrinsics

Intrinsics are compiler-builtin operations prefixed with @. They bypass normal name resolution and map directly to low-level operations.

Syntax

@name(args)

Examples:

@add(x, y)
@nop()
@fma(a, b, c)

Purpose

Intrinsics exist for operations that cannot be expressed in Ore itself:

• Arithmetic primitives — @add<T>, @sub<T>, @mul<T>, etc. (used to implement operator traits)
• Memory operations — @alloc, @free, @load<T>, @store<T>, @copy
• System calls — @write, @read, @open, @close, @exit
• Type operations — @sizeof<T>, @as<To> (casting)
• Process control — @panic, @exit, @arg_count, @arg

Regular Ore code rarely uses intrinsics directly. They are primarily used in the standard library to implement traits and effects.