A compiler translating Mx* language source code to RISC-V assembly.
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Here to introduce the new project name: Koishi Compiler. Koishi is a Japanese term meaning small stone, as well as the character 古明地(Komeiji) こいし(Koishi) from the STG game Touhou Project.
The choice derived from a memorable experience in the previous project, where I witnessed the overwhelming force of collective wisdom. While acknowledging the impossibility of creating a Compiler that matches GCC or Clang in code quality, I still hope to explore the possibilities of optimization in this project, just as a small stone, creating my own ripple in the vast sea of compilers.
Plan to write a new level of machine-level IR (MIR) for the compiler.
That's because certain level of optimization is hard to achieve with the current IR. For example, some constant load (li, la command) in loop can be moved out of the loop, but the current IR does not support this.
MIR requires instruction selection, and may exploit more optimization opportunities.