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Data point: in 1998, I wrote a C compiler from scratch (preprocessor to assembler) for a new ISA (Cray X-1) to support s/w development in a simulation environme
by pklausler 10y ago
Data point: in 1998, I wrote a C compiler from scratch (preprocessor to assembler) for a new ISA (Cray X-1) to support s/w development in a simulation environment, and it took me about 3 months and 6KLOC to get something that could build IRIX (later Linux) correctly.
- zzzcpan 10y agoYeah, porting LLVM IR should be much easier these days. Not that it matters though, C legacy is not going anywhere.