int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  int i;
  printf("argc: %i\n", argc);
  for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
    printf("argv[%i]: %s\n", argv[i]);
  }
  helper_function();
  return 0;
}


x86 assembly (clang, -O0):
<main>:
push   %rbp
mov    %rsp,%rbp
sub    $0x20,%rsp
movl   $0x0,-0x4(%rbp)
mov    %edi,-0x8(%rbp)
mov    %rsi,-0x10(%rbp)
mov    -0x8(%rbp),%esi
lea    0xec0(%rip),%rdi
mov    $0x0,%al
call   1030 <printf@plt>
movl   $0x0,-0x14(%rbp)
mov    -0x14(%rbp),%eax
cmp    -0x8(%rbp),%eax
jge    1182 <main+0x62>
mov    -0x10(%rbp),%rax
movslq -0x14(%rbp),%rcx
mov    (%rax,%rcx,8),%rsi
lea    0xe9d(%rip),%rdi
mov    $0x0,%al
call   1030 <printf@plt>
mov    -0x14(%rbp),%eax
add    $0x1,%eax
mov    %eax,-0x14(%rbp)
jmp    114e <main+0x2e>
mov    $0x0,%al
call   1040 <helper_function@plt>
xor    %eax,%eax
add    $0x20,%rsp
pop    %rbp
ret

x86 assembly (clang, -O2):
<main>:
push   %rbp
push   %r15
push   %r14
push   %rbx
push   %rax
mov    %rsi,%r15
mov    %edi,%ebp
lea    0xecd(%rip),%rdi
mov    %ebp,%esi
xor    %eax,%eax
call   1030 <printf@plt>
test   %ebp,%ebp
jle    1167 <main+0x47>
mov    %ebp,%ebp
lea    0xec1(%rip),%r14
xor    %ebx,%ebx
nopl   0x0(%rax,%rax,1)
mov    (%r15,%rbx,8),%rsi
mov    %r14,%rdi
xor    %eax,%eax
call   1030 <printf@plt>
add    $0x1,%rbx
cmp    %rbx,%rbp
jne    1150 <main+0x30>
xor    %eax,%eax
call   1040 <helper_function@plt>
xor    %eax,%eax
add    $0x8,%rsp
pop    %rbx
pop    %r14
pop    %r15
pop    %rbp
ret

LLVM IR (-O0):
@.str = [10 x i8] c"argc: %i\0A\00"
@.str.1 = [14 x i8] c"argv[%i]: %s\0A\00"
define i32 @main(i32 %0, i8** %1) {
%3 = alloca i32
%4 = alloca i32
%5 = alloca i8**
%6 = alloca i32
store i32 0, i32* %3
store i32 %0, i32* %4
store i8** %1, i8*** %5
%7 = load i32, i32* %4
%8 = call i32 (i8*, ...) @printf(i8* getelementptr inbounds ([10 x i8], [10 x i8]* @.str, i64 0, i64 0), i32 %7)
store i32 0, i32* %6
br label %9
9: ; preds = %20, %2
%10 = load i32, i32* %6
%11 = load i32, i32* %4
%12 = icmp slt i32 %10, %11
br i1 %12, label %13, label %23
13: ; preds = %9
%14 = load i8**, i8*** %5
%15 = load i32, i32* %6
%16 = sext i32 %15 to i64
%17 = getelementptr inbounds i8*, i8** %14, i64 %16
%18 = load i8*, i8** %17
%19 = call i32 (i8*, ...) @printf(i8* getelementptr inbounds ([14 x i8], [14 x i8]* @.str.1, i64 0, i64 0), i8* %18)
br label %20
20: ; preds = %13
%21 = load i32, i32* %6
%22 = add nsw i32 %21, 1
store i32 %22, i32* %6
br label %9
23: ; preds = %9
%24 = call i32 (...) @helper_function()
ret i32 0
}

LLVM IR (-O2):
@.str = [10 x i8] c"argc: %i\0A\00"
@.str.1 = [14 x i8] c"argv[%i]: %s\0A\00"
define i32 @main(i32 %0, i8** nocapture %1) {
%3 = tail call i32 (i8*, ...) @printf(i8* dereferenceable(1) getelementptr inbounds ([10 x i8], [10 x i8]* @.str, i64 0, i64 0), i32 %0)
%4 = icmp sgt i32 %0, 0
br i1 %4, label %5, label %14
5: ; preds = %2
%6 = zext i32 %0 to i64
br label %7
7: ; preds = %5, %7
%8 = phi i64 [ 0, %5 ], [ %12, %7 ]
%9 = getelementptr inbounds i8*, i8** %1, i64 %8
%10 = load i8*, i8** %9
%11 = tail call i32 (i8*, ...) @printf(i8* dereferenceable(1) getelementptr inbounds ([14 x i8], [14 x i8]* @.str.1, i64 0, i64 0), i8* %10)
%12 = add nuw nsw i64 %8, 1
%13 = icmp eq i64 %12, %6
br i1 %13, label %14, label %7
14: ; preds = %7, %2
%15 = tail call i32 (...) @helper_function()
ret i32 0
}