On 14-09-06 03:00 PM, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
Den wrote:
Hello all,
I know this has been brought up from time to time, but the more I
use NetBeans and other big editors.. The more I miss the fact that it
isolates you from being in their pool of source code to build
whenever you add a component, etc. Having a binary-only Lazarus
would mean an entire overhaul of a binary package system. What would
be amazing to see actually, is FPC being able to compile into a
universal object (which supports the basic byte code, and sections
which will only be used when converting to a certain architecture if
necessary.. Like SSE optimized code), then being able to convert into
native code at destination machine. Something like Chrome's Native
Client does now, which compiles the code into a universal op-code
base, and converts it to native at their servers..
Doesn't NaCl use LLVM?
I think so yep? So I guess I should say "Like LLVM", but the way
Chrome uses it to it's High Level Portal Executable or "pexe" format.
If we had a code generator that outputted the IR language (instead of
Assembly, as an option), we could use that to compile on any
architecture* with LLVM. But then you'd need LLVM external tools.
Having this universal binary package system, means we can
distribute one package, and have it convert on the destination
machine. Means we don't really have to do tricks when distributing
your unit when you don't want to distribute the source code (ie.
Commercial Packages).
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