access flags for the field

If we don't own the data, this will create a new array which owns the data.

This is used only from debugger and test code.

Store the streambuf from cout up-front because cout may get redirected when running tests

Creates a FileWriter for |fd| and prepare to write |entry| to it, guaranteeing that the file descriptor is valid and that there's enough space on the

Create a code item and associated preheader if required based on field values. Returns the start of the preheader. The preheader buffer must be at lea

use assembler and codegen modules instead of template_code