WebAssembly / WebAssembly/wabt

Update GC proposal support to recent phase 2 version

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Description

There is some support for the GC proposal in wabt already behind a flag, but it predates the current design for the proposal (that recently went to phase 2) that includes new type constructs like rec, sub, and so on.

Now that the design is more stable, it could be a good time to catch up support in wabt. I'm interested in working on this if nobody already has patches in progress.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing WABT's existing GC proposal support behind its flag and compare it with the current phase 2 design, including the rec and sub type constructs named in the issue. Done means WABT support has been brought up to date with that design.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, wasm
Domain
compilers, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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