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0 pointsdleslie4y ago0 comments

Zig did not compile to C, yet, and so is restricted to llvm's targets.

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Zig's stage2 compiler has a C backend https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/src/codegen/c.zig

That's not released or finished, last I checked a few weeks ago.

Edit: Oh, looks like it was released just a few days after I last checked; ha. Although, it's not clear to me whether it's intended for end-user use yet.

https://github.com/ziglang/zig/releases/tag/0.8.0

dleslieOP4y ago

Self-Reply addendum: on Discord the devs claim it's nowhere near ready for general use.

Zababa4y ago

I think you can compile Zig to WASM, and then it's just a matter of finding a WASM interpreter/JIT in C.

dleslieOP4y ago

... That would be terrible on, say, the Sega Genesis or 32X.

Zababa4y ago

I don't see how it's more terrible than using Nim.

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jedisct14y ago

Zig's stage2 compiler has a C backend https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/src/codegen/c.zig

dleslieOP4y ago

That's not released or finished, last I checked a few weeks ago.

Edit: Oh, looks like it was released just a few days after I last checked; ha. Although, it's not clear to me whether it's intended for end-user use yet.

https://github.com/ziglang/zig/releases/tag/0.8.0

dleslieOP4y ago

Self-Reply addendum: on Discord the devs claim it's nowhere near ready for general use.

Zababa4y ago

I think you can compile Zig to WASM, and then it's just a matter of finding a WASM interpreter/JIT in C.

dleslieOP4y ago

... That would be terrible on, say, the Sega Genesis or 32X.

Zababa4y ago

I don't see how it's more terrible than using Nim.

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