https://github.com/andrewchambers/qc

quick c
https://github.com/andrewchambers/qc

c compiler

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quick c

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andrewchambers/qc
• Owner: andrewchambers
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-02-16T06:09:27.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-19T22:49:08.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-21T06:16:28.845Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: c, compiler
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 194 KB
• Stars: 34
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Quick C

qc is a c frontend for the awesome [QBE](http://c9x.me/compile/) ssa backend written by Quentin Carbonneaux.

The frontend itself is written in the [Myrddin](https://myrlang.org) programming

language, a language by Ori Bernstein that is under heavy development, and also rocks.

# Project Goals

- Give QBE a serious C frontend to use for testing.

- Make Myrddin self hosting language, even if it depends on some C code.

- Allow Myrddin programs to embed C code without depending on the system C compiler.

- Spread awareness of the Myrddin programming language.

# Status

The compiler itself is nearly complete enough to start compiling real programs. My first target will be my old [self hosting C compiler](https://github.com/andrewchambers/c). Currently, more than 5k LOC from that project can be built with qc + qbe.

There is not much work required to complete that goal, though there will be a steady grind of bug fixes to make it a reality.

# Building

You must have the Myrddin programming language installed, then building is a single command.

`mbld`

The compiler itself should work on linux, macos, freebsd, openbsd and plan9. Though qbe can only target a subset of those platforms.

# Running tests

`mbld test`

# Contact

IRC: irc.eigenstate.org in #myrddin (nick: ac)