@notgull maximally dumb idea: could we write a cranelift...

oli

@notgull maximally dumb idea: could we write a cranelift backend that produces C code instead of machine code, and then compile that on the target machine?

Like 26 August at 6:32 | Wall-to-wall | Open on hachyderm.io

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FSMaxB

@oli @notgull From a bootstrapping perspective, how is that different from just cross compiling though?

26 August at 7:17 | Open on mastodon.cloud

Esteban K�ber :rust:

@FSMaxB @oli @notgull the only difference would be (depending on what C version is targeted) that you would have a single backend for any platform that has a C compiler, instead of needing one backend per platform.

26 August at 18:41 | Open on hachyderm.io

Esteban K�ber :rust:

@oli @notgull it's not the main goal of the project, but https://github.com/FractalFir/rustc_codegen_clr/ has some support for C codegen. It's where I'd start if we wanted to put some extra effort on this.

26 August at 18:40 | Open on hachyderm.io

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