Re: [fpc-devel] Compiler development guides

2020-08-18 Thread Jonas Maebe via fpc-devel
On 18/08/2020 15:39, Florian Klämpfl via fpc-devel wrote: > Best is to use an existing backend and ask questions here. The AArch64 backend should be fairly clean as a starting point. Jonas ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org

Re: [fpc-devel] Compiler development guides

2020-08-18 Thread Dmitriy Pomerantsev via fpc-devel
 Thanks for the warning, but I'm not new in programming. Just not familiar with the Free Pascal source code. Dmitriy Pomerantsev. 18.08.2020, 17:47, "J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel" :Writing compilers is a pretty specialised undertaking, so general guides are rather hard to come by.For FPC, your

[fpc-devel] Laptop update

2020-08-18 Thread J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel
Hi everyone, So some news about my broken laptop. The motherboard needs replacing due to the processor being integrated into the board and there being damage caused by overheating to the point that the CPU can't regulate itself without going into emergency shutdown. The only third-party

Re: [fpc-devel] Compiler development guides

2020-08-18 Thread J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel
Writing compilers is a pretty specialised undertaking, so general guides are rather hard to come by. For FPC, your best bet is to study the source code of something that already exists, make notes and build from there. Gareth aka. Kit On Tue 18/08/20 14:39 , Florian Klämpfl via

Re: [fpc-devel] Compiler development guides

2020-08-18 Thread Florian Klämpfl via fpc-devel
Am 18.08.20 um 14:46 schrieb Dmitriy Pomerantsev via fpc-devel: Hello. Are there any guides for those who want to try adding something to the compiler? No, there aren't. For example, I would like to try making a new backend. Is there some example template, etc? Or just other backend code

[fpc-devel] Compiler development guides

2020-08-18 Thread Dmitriy Pomerantsev via fpc-devel
Hello. Are there any guides for those who want to try adding something to the compiler? For example, I would like to try making a new backend. Is there some example template, etc? Or just other backend code examples? ___ fpc-devel maillist -