FractalFir / FractalFir/rustc_codegen_clr
Using this backend together with tinycc to improve debug compile times?
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- Rust
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Description
Do you think using a C backend and tcc have the potential to do the job of `cranelift`? Vlang used this approach and got some promising results.
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Research direction
The issue names the C backend, tinycc, and cranelift but no files or tests. Start by locating the existing C-backend entry point and comparing its debug compile path with the current cranelift path; done means a documented feasibility decision and defined next steps.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100