LLVM Compiler Backend
Discussions center on whether projects use LLVM as a compiler backend, its advantages, downsides, comparisons to alternatives like Cranelift, and its role in languages like Rust.
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Why aren't they using LLVM :-/
it uses LLVM, see the bottom of TFA
You make it sound bad to rely on LLVM.
What are the downsides to using LLVM?
I'd like someone to compare it to LLVM.
Let me guess, because these sort of programmers exist and LLVM has been taking them all?
Presumably LLVM closes the gap significantly?
Gut reaction is to use LLVM for everything...
Potentially but there are alternative backends like cranelift so it's unlikely anything major is tied to just LLVM anymore
Ah didn't know it was using LLVM...thanks.