Hacker News with Generative AI: LLVM

Sony Proposes Changing LLVM Clang Default to C++20 Mode (phoronix.com)
Sony engineers are proposing that the LLVM Clang compiler changes its default C++ mode from C++17 to C++20.

C++, Compilers, LLVM, Software, Programming

13 points by needlesslygrim 7 days ago | 0 comments

State of Clang as a C and C++ Compiler – Aaron Ballman, 2024 LLVM Dev Meeting [video] (youtube.com)

C++, Programming Languages, Compilers, LLVM, Video

7 points by matt_d 42 days ago | 0 comments

Jank is now running on LLVM IR (jank-lang.org)
Hi everyone! It's been a very busy couple of months as I've been developing jank's LLVM IR generation, improving jank's semantic analysis, and furthering jank's module loading system.

Programming Languages, LLVM, Compilers

86 points by Jeaye 49 days ago | 16 comments

LLVM-powered devirtualization (thalium.re)
This work was carried out during an internship at Thalium on the subject of deobfuscation of virtualized binaries.

LLVM, Devirtualization, Software Engineering, Security, Obfuscation

245 points by dddnzzz334 53 days ago | 10 comments

Removing global state from LLD, the LLVM linker (maskray.me)
LLD, the LLVM linker, is a mature and fast linker supporting multiple binary formats (ELF, Mach-O, PE/COFF, WebAssembly). Designed as a standalone program, the code base relies heavily on global state, making it less than ideal for library integration.

Software Engineering, LLVM, Linkers

84 points by ingve 61 days ago | 30 comments

AMD Developing Next-Gen Fortran Compiler Based on Flang, Optimized for AMD GPUs (phoronix.com)
AMD today went public with details on the "AMD Next-Gen Fortran Compiler" as a new Fortran compiler they are working on based on LLVM's Flang.

AMD, Fortran, Compilers, GPUs, LLVM

5 points by sandwichsphinx 65 days ago | 0 comments

Working with Igalia to Improve RISC-V LLVM Continuous Integration (riseproject.dev)
The LLVM project provides a very widely used and actively developed suite of compiler and toolchain technologies: including Clang, the LLVM middle-end optimizer and backend code generator, MLIR, LLD linker, and much more. While RISC-V LLVM support has progressed significantly, a key area that needed attention was the limited level of continuous integration (CI) for the RISC-V target.

RISC-V, LLVM, Software, Open Source, Continuous Integration

30 points by thebeardisred 85 days ago | 7 comments

Triaging Clang C++ front end bugs (shafik.github.io)
I have been triaging clang C++ frontend bugs for about a couple of years now and I wanted to share some of the lessons I have learnt in the hopes that others in the C++/LLVM community can feel less intimidated and get in on the fun as well. I have tried to develop some good practices for triaging and I have attempted to distill those here as well.

C++, LLVM, Programming, Open Source, Bug Triaging

37 points by todsacerdoti 91 days ago | 0 comments

Jank development update – Moving to LLVM IR (jank-lang.org)
Hi everyone! It's been a few months since the last update and I'm excited to outline what's been going on and what's upcoming for jank, the native Clojure dialect.

Programming Languages, Clojure, Development, LLVM

190 points by refset 95 days ago | 49 comments

A high-performance, zero-overhead, extensible Python compiler using LLVM (github.com/exaloop)
Codon is a high-performance Python implementation that compiles to native machine code without any runtime overhead.

Python, Compilers, LLVM, Performance

241 points by wspeirs 122 days ago | 93 comments

It's not Rust, it's FreeBSD (and LLVM) (freebsd.org)

Operating Systems, Programming Languages, LLVM

32 points by smatija 136 days ago | 43 comments

RP2350 Hazard3 Added to LLVM (github.com/llvm)

LLVM, Software, Hardware, Programming Languages

16 points by hasheddan 150 days ago | 7 comments

LLVM Libc now has all C23 basic math functions for all 5 floating point types (llvm.org)