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It isn't a good idea for a production system or anything, but the code itself seems pretty clean. I've seen infinitely worse bash scripts than this compiler.
by mmcdermott 5y ago
It isn't a good idea for a production system or anything, but the code itself seems pretty clean. I've seen infinitely worse bash scripts than this compiler.
- emptyparadise 5y agoI wonder if it's good enough to bootstrap better and better compilers until you can build full on GCC?
- eesmith 5y agoHere's a couple of projects along those lines. https://bootstrappable.org/projects/mes.html https://bootstrappable.org/projects/mes.html > Mes aims to create an entirely source-based bootstrapping path. https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/stage0/ https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/stage0/ > A class of minimal bootstrap binaries that has a reproducible build on all platforms. Providing a verifiable base for defeating the trusting trust attack. (and comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20264848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20264848 ).