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		nullpoint420 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust to C compiler – 95.9% test pass rate, odd pla... Would it be possible for Rust to output LLVM IR? Would that make it easier to port if they have a LLVM frontend?

guipsp 11 months ago | [–]

This comment is strange, given that LLVM is rust's most mature backend

woodruffw 11 months ago | | [–]

I think the GP means emit LLVM IR directly. And the answer to that is yes; you can pass a flag to rustc that will emit the IR[1].

[1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39004513/how-to-emit-llv...

nullpoint420 11 months ago | | | [–]

This is what I meant, thank you.

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