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Open-source programmer and SCP author. Also known as notgull, Saltbag and EelRemoval. All opinions are my own and not my employer's.

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2024-08-25 20:12:51

NEW BLOGPOST: Why am I writing a #Rust #Rustlang compiler in C?
https://notgull.net/announcing-dozer/

2024-08-10 21:12:57

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@npub10sm…hjqm I’m aware of it, it’s just that C is a lot easier to bootstrap to than C++.

2024-08-10 21:08:58

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@npub10sm…hjqm I'm glad you think it’s noble!
While it might not be "millions of Euros", I do have a GitHub Sponsors page, if you want to support my work.
https://github.com/sponsors/notgull/

2024-06-24 04:53:05

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My goal is that it should be possible to bootstrap a working copy of rustc using nothing but a basic C compiler (I'm targeting cproc and tinycc) as well as a basic shell interpreter (Kaem). This would mean Rust can be introduced at a very early point in the Live Bootstrap process.

2024-06-24 04:53:05

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2024-06-24 04:46:22

A while back I said it would be really nice for bootstrapping if there was a Rust compiler or interpreter written in C. Of course, that would be ridiculous.
But it’s worth trying.
I’ve written a tokenizer for Rust in pure C. I’ve tested it on a few Rust crates and it seems to work. Now moving on to the syntax tree parser.
Effectively rewriting the syn crate in C, with no real tools (no yacc!). I’ll probably give up on this eventually, but let’s see how far I can push it.