WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen

Support custom section annotations

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Description

The annotations proposal adds support for text annotations that encode the contents and placement of arbitrary custom sections. The new wat parser supports annotations in general, so we should implement parsing of the custom section annotations and similarly print the annotations in the printer.

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Research direction

Read the annotations proposal's details and inspect the new wat parser and corresponding printer annotation handling. Trace how existing annotations are parsed and printed, then confirm custom-section annotation contents and placement are covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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