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Sorry to nag, but how is outputting to LLVM bitcode not interpreting? You are taking source code and turning it into intermediate form (i.e. LLVM bitcode), no?
by _Y_ 15y ago
Sorry to nag, but how is outputting to LLVM bitcode not interpreting? You are taking source code and turning it into intermediate form (i.e. LLVM bitcode), no?
- skrebbel 15y agoAn interpreter means a program that runs a program, straight from its source code. A compiler transforms a program from one format into another. decac does not execute programs, so it's not an interpreter.
- nponeccop 15y agoLLVM bytecode does not exist after linking - it turns into usual machine code. It is not even a JIT compiler, talk less of an interpreter.