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QuickScript is a language that I am creating to learn how to, well, create a language.
The syntax is very similar to Rust, and it is a semicolon-based language, or at least it will be (I think). The compiler is written in Rust, and uses Cranelift as a backend, with AOT and JIT modes supported, and allows any libc function to be called in code. The standard library is pretty nonexistent right now, but it'll get better in the future.
This can also serve as a way to learn how to create your own language with Rust.
This project is licensed under the MIT license. Feel free to use the code for whatever you want.
Installing QuickScript is incredibly easy! Here's how you can do it:
With Cargo:
cargo install quickscriptVia GitHub Releases:
- Head to https://github.com/RedstoneWizard08/QuickScript/releases
- Download the correct binary for your platform
- Run
chmod +x [path to binary here] - Run the binary!
Via GitHub Actions:
- Head to https://nightly.link/RedstoneWizard08/QuickScript/workflows/build/main/binaries
- Download it
- Run it!
For usage details, run qsc --help
Currently, here is the support matrix:
| Version | i686 | x86_64 | armv7l | armhf | arm64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.0 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| 0.1.0 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| 0.3.0 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| 0.4.0 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| 0.5.x | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| 0.6.x | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
Note that armv7l and armhf support are dependent on Cranelift's support for it. See cranelift#1173 for more details.
Musl builds for i686 are also not supported due to a bug in cargo-zigbuild.
See cargo-zigbuild#96
for more details.
Huge thanks to Pixeled (@orosmatthew) and his Creating a Compiler series, as it helped me think about how to do this best and it gave me the inspiration for this project.
Another huge thanks for the cranelift-jit-demo, as it helped me implement the code generator with Cranelift.
Massive thank you to @cfallin and @bjorn3 for helping me learn how to use Cranelift properly and help me fix some critical issues.
Future plans for QuickScript:
- Add AST validation and errors
- Add
ifstatements,whileandforloops, function definitions as variables, constant (or static) variables, and more. - Create a language server and syntax for VS Code.
- Port the mold linker to Rust and use it internally (programmatically) instead of using an external command call.