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Compilers targeting C - a list of open source compilers that can generate C code

74 points by networked 11y ago

neopallium 11y ago
There is also my SLua [1] compiler. It compiles Lua to C code. 1. https://github.com/Neopallium/slua https://github.com/Neopallium/slua
guide42 11y ago
Zephir[0] compiles to C PHP extensions. [0]: http://zephir-lang.com/ http://zephir-lang.com/
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reza_n 11y ago
Varnish Cache VCL is compiled into C and dynamically linked in. See -C [0]. [0] https://www.varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/reference/varnishd.html#options https://www.varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/reference/varnishd....
jdudek 11y ago
I wrote a JavaScript-to-C compiler: https://github.com/jdudek/tatende-js https://github.com/jdudek/tatende-js. It supports a limited subset of the language—just enough to compile itself. It was my university project. It’s not really useful, but it was extremely fun to work on.
TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
Some of these are interestingly domain-specfic. Vala is essentially sugar for the GObject API. Zephir is the same for the Zend Engine API.
cju 11y ago
Some other missing compilers: * Idris : http://www.idris-lang.org/ http://www.idris-lang.org/ * Ivory : http://ivorylang.org/ http://ivorylang.org/ * ATS : http://www.ats-lang.org/ http://www.ats-lang.org/ * Mbeddr : http://mbeddr.com/ http://mbeddr.com/
- wyager 11y ago
  I did not know Idris targeted C! Idris seems really great, but I can't use it for much because its standard library is sorely lacking. If someone were to port over an equivalent of Haskell's Base (including Network, Map, Seq, Vector, etc.) I would probably start using it for real work.
fsantanna 11y ago
Céu is a Esterel-based deterministic/synchronous/concurrent language: http://www.ceu-lang.org http://www.ceu-lang.org (I'm the author of Céu.)
trajing 11y ago
Excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't compiling to C instead of e.g. LLVM IR generally considered bad practice unless you have a very good reason due to all of C's undefined behavior?
- hnbro 11y ago
  there are certainly arguments to be made about UB (though i don't think llvm ir is free of it). on the other hand, llvm is ostensibly less portable and it's infrastructure is a rather massive beast to work with.
- Rexxar 11y ago
  Why do you want to generate code with undefined behaviours ?
catnaroek 11y ago
~If I recall correctly~ The Ur/Web compiler also targets C: http://impredicative.com/ur/manual.pdf#subsection.12.24 http://impredicative.com/ur/manual.pdf#subsection.12.24

74 points by networked 11y ago

There is also my SLua [1] compiler. It compiles Lua to C code. 1. https://github.com/Neopallium/slua https://github.com/Neopallium/slua

guide42 11y ago

Zephir[0] compiles to C PHP extensions. [0]: http://zephir-lang.com/ http://zephir-lang.com/

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reza_n 11y ago

Varnish Cache VCL is compiled into C and dynamically linked in. See -C [0]. [0] https://www.varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/reference/varnishd.html#options https://www.varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/reference/varnishd....

jdudek 11y ago

I wrote a JavaScript-to-C compiler: https://github.com/jdudek/tatende-js https://github.com/jdudek/tatende-js. It supports a limited subset of the language—just enough to compile itself. It was my university project. It’s not really useful, but it was extremely fun to work on.

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago

Some of these are interestingly domain-specfic. Vala is essentially sugar for the GObject API. Zephir is the same for the Zend Engine API.

cju 11y ago

Some other missing compilers: * Idris : http://www.idris-lang.org/ http://www.idris-lang.org/ * Ivory : http://ivorylang.org/ http://ivorylang.org/ * ATS : http://www.ats-lang.org/ http://www.ats-lang.org/ * Mbeddr : http://mbeddr.com/ http://mbeddr.com/

wyager 11y ago
I did not know Idris targeted C! Idris seems really great, but I can't use it for much because its standard library is sorely lacking. If someone were to port over an equivalent of Haskell's Base (including Network, Map, Seq, Vector, etc.) I would probably start using it for real work.

fsantanna 11y ago

Céu is a Esterel-based deterministic/synchronous/concurrent language: http://www.ceu-lang.org http://www.ceu-lang.org (I'm the author of Céu.)

trajing 11y ago

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't compiling to C instead of e.g. LLVM IR generally considered bad practice unless you have a very good reason due to all of C's undefined behavior?

hnbro 11y ago
there are certainly arguments to be made about UB (though i don't think llvm ir is free of it). on the other hand, llvm is ostensibly less portable and it's infrastructure is a rather massive beast to work with.
Rexxar 11y ago
Why do you want to generate code with undefined behaviours ?

catnaroek 11y ago

~If I recall correctly~ The Ur/Web compiler also targets C: http://impredicative.com/ur/manual.pdf#subsection.12.24 http://impredicative.com/ur/manual.pdf#subsection.12.24