Compiler - LLVM Backend
Difficulty: 🟡 Intermediate
Time: 25 minutes
Features
- Native code generation
- Multi-platform support
- Advanced optimization
- Debug information generation
Support Status
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Primitives | ✅ Complete |
| Structs | ✅ Complete |
| Arrays | ✅ Complete |
| Pointers | ✅ Complete |
| Generics | ✅ Complete |
| Interfaces | ✅ Complete |
| match | ✅ Complete |
| with | ✅ Complete |
| typedef pointers | ⚠️ Future implementation |
Compilation Examples
# Basic compilation
cm compile hello.cm -o hello
# Optimization level
cm compile program.cm -O3 -o program
# Inspect LLVM IR
cm compile program.cm --emit-llvm -o program.ll
cat program.ll
# With debug info
cm compile program.cm -g -o program
Optimization Levels
-O0: No optimization (Debug)-O1: Basic optimization-O2: Standard optimization (Recommended)-O3: Maximum optimization
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Last Updated: 2026-02-08