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Jank development update – Moving to LLVM IR

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188 points refset | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 06:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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RossBencina ◴[17 Oct 24 07:12 UTC] No.41867167[source]▶
Is LLVM IR a stable target these days? I once heard of a project that got bit pretty hard with LLVM IR interface changes in the (not all that recent) past.
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fooker ◴[17 Oct 24 08:21 UTC] No.41867511[source]▶
As long as you use the C++ API, the pace of change is reasonable.

If you try to keep by by generating textual IR, it can be a nightmare.

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1. michielderhaeg ◴[17 Oct 24 09:40 UTC] No.41867925[source]▶
I think the bitcode parsers (binary and textual) are quite backwards compatible. Old bitcode IR will be upgraded transparently. So you might not have to keep up.