Comment Have A Look At LLVM (Score 3, Interesting) 89
Andreas(R):
While you haven't provided enough details to comment in length, I do have some experience with what you're planning. A couple of years back I started a programming system (XPS) which was rather audacious in scope. After two years of working on it, I realized that I too needed a "back end" compilation system. I looked at various alternatives like GCC (too complex), research compilers (low quality), open source virtual machines like Mono (immature at the time). I was quite surprised when I looked at UIUC's LLVM compiler toolkit. I thought it would be just another half-baked compiler system from a University that never got finished when the Ph.D student left. Instead, I found a well designed, working, *toolkit* for compiler construction. While LLVM still lacks some features, its core is very solid and easily extensible. I've been working with it for a year now and its been quite a pleasure. Check it out at http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/
While you haven't provided enough details to comment in length, I do have some experience with what you're planning. A couple of years back I started a programming system (XPS) which was rather audacious in scope. After two years of working on it, I realized that I too needed a "back end" compilation system. I looked at various alternatives like GCC (too complex), research compilers (low quality), open source virtual machines like Mono (immature at the time). I was quite surprised when I looked at UIUC's LLVM compiler toolkit. I thought it would be just another half-baked compiler system from a University that never got finished when the Ph.D student left. Instead, I found a well designed, working, *toolkit* for compiler construction. While LLVM still lacks some features, its core is very solid and easily extensible. I've been working with it for a year now and its been quite a pleasure. Check it out at http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/
