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A compiler that can build linux. That level of quality should be sufficient. Do you know any low quality programmers that write C compilers in rust THAT CAN B
by qarl 9mo ago
A compiler that can build linux.
That level of quality should be sufficient.
Do you know any low quality programmers that write C compilers in rust THAT CAN BUILD LINUX?
No you don't. They do not exist.
- bopbopbop7 9mo agoDo you think this was guided by a low quality Anthropic developer? You can give a developer the GCC test suite and have them build the compiler backwards, which is how this was done. They literally brute forced it, most developers can brute force. It also literally uses GCC in the background... Maybe try reading the article.
- qarl 9mo ago[flagged]
- bopbopbop7 9mo agoThe trick to not be confused is to read more than the title of the article.
- qarl 9mo ago[flagged]
- bopbopbop7 9mo agoSpeaking of obnoxious
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- icedchai 9mo agoYep. Building a working C compiler that compiles Linux is an impossible task for all but the top 1% of developers. And the ones that could do it have better things to do, plus they’d want a lot more than 20K for the trouble.
- vbezhenar 9mo agoWhat's so hard about it? Compiler construction is well researched topic and taught in the universities. I made toy language compiler as a student. May be I'm underestimating this task, but I think that I can build some simple C compiler which will output trivial assembly. Given my salary of $2500, that would probably take me around a year, so that's pretty close LoL.
- cma 9mo agoYou can one shot prompt a toy C compiler. Getting one that can compile Linux in a bootable way is significantly harder.
- f1shy 9mo agoEverybody talks as Linux is the most difficult thing to compile in the world. The reality is that linux is well written and designed with portability with crappy compilers in mind from the beginning. Also, the booting part, as stated some times, is discutable.
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