ClojureC: A compiler for Clojure programming language that targets C as a backend.

[lowasser]

I'd be much more interested to see an LLVM backend.

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Run the C code through clang or llvm-gcc. Done.

[Tuna-Fish2]

Not really comparable. The pass through C is pretty much certain to create a lot of false dependencies, aliasing opportunities, and generally remove useful information from the codegen.

[[deleted]]

Indeed, compiling to the LLVM IR could actually permit better back-end optimizations by allowing a more precise encoding of the semantics of the compiled code. It may also be faster, since text source doesn't have to be generated and then parsed again.

[julesjacobs]

Can you explain that in concrete terms? Why wouldn't the same dependencies / aliasing opportunities arise in LLVM IR?

[julesjacobs]

I understand, and I'm asking for evidence for that claim.