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Re: Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

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Post by sylware »

flohofwoe wrote: post #67
sylware wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While browsing the articel, I saw a big title with LLVM: insta good bye, no thanks.

> While browsing the articel, I saw a big title with LLVM ...that's an entirely different article. But if it makes you feel any better (and at the risk of trying to talk to a troll because you sure sound like one): Zig is in the process of getting rid of the integrated LLVM backend - the compiler will still be able to emit LLVM bitcode as an option though which then can be fed into an externally provided LLVM backend…

Have a look at QBE.

Re: Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

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Post by flohofwoe »

sylware wrote: post #71
flohofwoe wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> While browsing the articel, I saw a big title with LLVM ...that's an entirely different article. But if it makes you feel any better (and at the risk of trying to talk to a troll because you sure sound like one): Zig is in the process of getting rid of the integrated LLVM backend - the compiler will still be able to emit LLVM bitcode as an option though which then can be fed into an externally provided LLVM backend…

Have a look at QBE.

First sentence on https://c9x.me/compile/:

"QBE is a compiler backend that aims to provide 70% of the performance of industrial optimizing compilers in 10% of the code."

That doesn't sound like QBE wants to compete with LLVM when it comes to optimizations.

Re: Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

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Post by sylware »

flohofwoe wrote: post #72
sylware wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have a look at QBE.

First sentence on https://c9x.me/compile/ : "QBE is a compiler backend that aims to provide 70% of the performance of industrial optimizing compilers in 10% of the code." That doesn't sound like QBE wants to compete with LLVM when it comes to optimizations.

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Re: Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

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Post by fuzztester »

pjmlp wrote: post #63
fuzztester wrote: post #58

I've read some part of this thread, but I didn't see anyone mentioning D as a better C.

Some people cannot take systems languages with automatic resource management.

yep. it's their loss. sad sacks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Sack

I read many of those sad sack comic strips, and many others, like dennis the menace, richie rich, archie (archie, betty, veronica, reggie, moose, midge and jughead), casper the friendly ghost, phantom, etc., in paper comic books, as a kid.

somewhat or quite entertaining, depending on which strip, i gotta say.

the image of sad sack sitting on a stool n peeling potatoes is imprinted in my memory, ha ha. hey sarge.

good times ...

Re: Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

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Post by fuzztester »

pjmlp wrote: post #64
fuzztester wrote: post #60

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ah, downvoter fuckster hners who cant handle anyone who thinks differently from their shitty hive mind ...

Welcome to the club, according to those folks this is impossible. "Eric Bier Demonstrates Cedar" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_dt7NG38V4 https://worrydream.com/refs/Swinehart_1985_-_The_Structure_o...

Thanks, will check out those links.
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