Implement dialect-specific name merging
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Description
circt/Support/Naming.h contains heuristics for name picking, which are FIRRTL-specific. Extend this to allow it to work with multiple dialects.
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Research direction
Start by reading circt/Support/Naming.h, focusing on its existing name-picking heuristics and how they assume FIRRTL. Trace the callers that use name merging and define dialect-specific behavior so the heuristics work across multiple dialects; done means the naming logic supports those dialects without relying only on FIRRTL assumptions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100