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A list of compilers that can generate C code
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Consider adding TSP #41

Closed tpoindex closed 6 years ago

tpoindex commented 6 years ago

Hi, You might want to consider adding my TSP project as an open source compile-to-C compiler. TSP targets a subset of Tcl. Currently, it compiles to C (or Java), and to a loadable Tcl module on the fly. If this doesn't meet your criteria, feel free to cancel this issue. https://github.com/tpoindex/tsp

dbohdan commented 6 years ago

Heya. I've tried TSP before. I'll add it.

A question about how to describe it: I've noticed that you do not call TSP a JIT in the documentation. Is there a reason for it? TSP looks awfully like a JIT to me. :-)

tpoindex commented 6 years ago

I intended TSP to be a both a AOT compiler, where modules could be saved in compiled form, but you're right, in it's current form, it's more of a JIT. I consider that to be a function of the compiler driver, which currently loads the compiled modules right away. Hopefully someday I'll get back to working on it.

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Heya. I've tried TSP before. I'll add it.

A question about how to describe it: I've noticed that you do not call TSP a JIT in the documentation. Is there a reason for it? TSP looks awfully like a JIT to me. :-)

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dbohdan commented 6 years ago

Got it. I'll call TSP a JIT in the description. I hope you get an opportunity to work on it again. AOT or not, I think TSP has potential as an alternative to plain Critcl; I'm generally fond of the idea of extending Tcl for performance in a memory-safe language instead of C. (I have experments in that direction, my favorite one involving LuaJIT. At one point I toyed with the idea of compiling Tcl to Lua to leverage LuaJIT.)

I added TSP in abd311c.