[squeak-dev] what assembler should I use?

> Hi All,
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>     I now have an x86 simulator integrated into Squeak that can
> execute code form a ByteArray, Bitmap etc.  So I'm now ready to write
> the JIT code generator.  I want a simple framework that can convert
> from an abstract register-transfer-level instruction set to a concrete
> machine code, x86/IA32 in the first instance.  I wonder what
> frameworks there are that I can, um, exploit.  The end result must be
> Smalltalk code that can generate machine code and can be translated
> via Slang to C.  I've already extended Slang somewhat for the Stack VM
> so that simple classes can be converted to structs.  But the Slang
> technology I have is still a long way from translating arbitrary
> Smalltalk to C, so when you think "Smalltalk framework" think "Limited
> Smalltalk/C hybrid framework".
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> I know that Exupery has an assembler in it but it is quite high-level
> and oriented to textual assembly whereas my JIT will have no assembler
> level in it, just stack contents abstractions (to model receiver,
> arguments, temporaries, intermediates, constants, etc), register
> transfer level and concrete machine code.  I know Ian has written the
> exact framework I need but in C.  Are there any other candidates?
>
> Ian, how difficult would it be to translate your framework (ccg?) into
> Smalltalk so that it can be translated back into C via Slang?  My
> guess is not too hard.  Have you got a pointer to an up-to-date ccg?
>  Also, what other ISAs does it target?
>
> best
> Eliot
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