[LLVMdev] llvm mips backend!

[bruno cardoso]

2007/2/15, Andrew Lenharth <andrewl at lenharth.org>:
> On 2/15/07, bruno cardoso <bruno.cardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm interested on implementing the MIPS backend as a student in a compiler
> > course on my university, starting in 2 weeks from now!!
> > I've seen on the mailing list history no one has done it so far
> > (although a lot said they would)!
> > am i right?
>
> It doesn't exist and I know of no one actively working on it.  The
> biggest requirement to successfully do a backend is having reasonable
> speed hardware (of that architecture) to work on.  Not strictly
> necessary, but it really helps.

i`ve got a R4000, not so fast but i think it will help a lot!

>
> That and the realization that hello world is a big step for a backend :)
>
> Good luck!

tnks! =)

>
> Andrew
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