HCC

• hcc is a small toy compiler for C language.

Roadmap

• support C11 features
  • arithmetic operations
  • pointer arithmetic
  • arrays
  • struct
    • a copy of struct
      • local assignment
      • argument
      • return value
  • enum
  • type checker
    • support type qualifiers
  • implicit type conversions
  • initializers
    • scalar
    • array
    • struct
    • designated initializers
  • preprocessor
    • include
    • define
  • self-hosting
  • complex declarators
  • alignment specifiers
  • float-point values
• optimizations
  • linear scan register allocation
  • naive mem2reg
  • constant folding
  • copy propagation
  • dead code elimination
  • tail call optimization
  • loop unwinding
• misc
  • improved error messages
  • better support of debuggers
  • support targets other than x86_64