C-- backend?


Jacob,

There is an intermediate language called C--.
http://www.cminusminus.org/qc--.html

Although the code for C-- has been released, it appears that there is a
backend for lcc which has never been released:
"We have adapted Fraser and Hanson's lcc compiler to emit C--, except that
this compiler cannot compile varargs functions. (Calls to varargs functions
are OK.) This work is not on our web site, but we are happy to share it with
interested researchers."
http://www.cminusminus.org/code.html

It seems like this project is winding down:
"One of our grad students is using C-- as a central part of his PhD
thesis, and we will certainly be keeping it alive long enough for him
to graduate :-) After that, a lot depends on my future job."

https://cminusminus.org/lists/pipermail/cminusminus/2006-December/000008.html

Anyway, if you're interested, you might post here and ask about the code:
news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.c--


Rod Pemberton

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