The SSA form was developed in the late 1980s. Since then, it has been widely used in compilers because it…
The provided target data layout must match what the backend expects. Its purpose is to communicate the captured information to…
Before generating the IR code, it’s good to know the main elements of the IR language. In Chapter 2, The…
Having created a decorated abstract syntax tree (AST) for your programming language, the next task is to generate the LLVM…
Naturally, the AST nodes are a part of a class hierarchy. A declaration always has a name. Other attributes depend…
Manually constructing a parser and a lexer can be a tedious task, especially if you try to invent a new…