Guys, if someone were to want to add a target to the compiler, how would they go on implementing it (no promises, as I don't have much time and apparently can't focus on side projects)
#Implement a compiler target
potent silo
rich heron
@plush shadow can you share how you're setting up the LLVM target?
wide edge
If it's just for fun you can fork the project and get hacking 🙂
plush shadow
<@292722059211964416> can you share how you're setting up the LLVM target?
custom backend in gleam using glance
not hacking the compiler as i do not have the time to learn lifetimes rn
potent silo
not the lifetimes 
rich heron
<a'> isn't real it can't hurt you
plush shadow
java is better than rust for 90% of applications and i will die on that hill
rich heron
have you considered, kotlin
plush shadow
im just making a point kotlin and c# both work
rich heron
but yes c++ c rust zig are overkill for many things
charred lodge
🧹
plush shadow
"Java gets 75% of the way there with 10% of the complexity"
idk but to answer the original question by @rich heron i parse my gleam using glance as it just does it for me then turn it into an intermediate representation in gleam and then i do codegen to a llvm ir string using that intermediate representation
charred lodge
I believe it's inside compiler_core
youd probably want to look at the javascript.rs and erlang.rs in compiler_core, thats where the existing backends are implemented mostly
potent silo
uhmm okay
gray cloak
You can also check how my fork diverged from main
potent silo
idk but to answer the original question by <@1250253179283832931> i parse my gle...
so yours is like a separate tool
plush shadow
so yours is like a separate tool
yup i wanted to do it in gleam
dream of self hosting
potent silo
interesting...
potent silo
yup i wanted to do it in gleam
do you have a repo implementing it?
plush shadow
do you have a repo implementing it?
my coding is abbysmall but i can publish it rq
charred lodge
@plush shadow did you see my project (gig) 👀
plush shadow
im going to do a full rewrite as im just messing around
potent silo
well, don't worry then
plush shadow
<@292722059211964416> did you see my project (gig) 👀
oh yeah the code is much better than mine
it was a big inspiration
potent silo
I guess I'll check Danielle's repo and see which strategy is better
(probably just in gleam tbf, as my rust is pretty... rusty (pun intended))
remote night
`<a'>` isn't real it can't hurt you
Me when <'a>
rich heron
Me when `<'a>`
as I said <a'> isn't real!
plush shadow
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