Writing Your First Compiler
4 months ago
- #LLVM
- #compiler
- #Go
- The author built a minimal compiler using a modern stack to simplify the process of compiler development.
- The compiler supports expressions like (a + b) * c + d and emits x86_64 object files.
- LLVM was chosen for its modular design and ability to quickly build a compiler.
- The project uses Go for parsing and code generation, leveraging LLVM's C API via cgo.
- Bazel is used as the build system for reproducibility and dynamic fetching of dependencies.
- The compiler generates a function named 'compiled_expression' that can be invoked by a main program.
- The GitHub repository provides the source code and instructions for reproducing the project.
- The author acknowledges the use of AI in generating parts of the code and encourages feedback for improvement.