WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen
Create lowering pass for llvm usage of extended-const
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Description
If/when we enable extended-const by default in LLVM we will need a corresponding lowering pass here in binaryen for users that target older browsers.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing LLVM's extended-const support and Binaryen's existing lowering passes. Determine how a pass would support users targeting older browsers; the issue does not name files, tests, or a concrete completion criterion.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100