On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:09 PM joe mcguckin
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> What's the advantage of an LLVM based compiler. GC seems to be fast and makes
> OK code. Is the llvm toolchain that much better?
It's always a good idea to have multiple compilers, as it helps ensure
that the language is defined by a spec r
Ian,
What's the advantage of an LLVM based compiler. GC seems to be fast and
makes OK code. Is the llvm toolchain that much better?
joe
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 5:08:16 PM UTC-7, Ian Lance Taylor
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> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:02 PM joe mcguckin
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> > What's t
On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:02 PM joe mcguckin
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> What's the difference between the standard GO compiler and GOLLVM?
The standard Go compiler, also called the gc compiler, is written
entirely in Go. GoLLVM is written in C++ and uses the LLVM backend.
> I thought there was an llvm based co
