Experimental compiler for exploring better compiler architecture

Exploring ways of doing:

• lexing
• multithreading compilation
• CTFE
• IR design
• standalone backend

Development infrastructure

• Documentation
  • Changelog
  • readme.md file
  • license.md file
  • issue template
  • Internals and contributor's guide
  • File with links to resources
  • How to build project and examples
  • How to use compiler/backend as a library from D
  • CLI reference
  • Language reference
  • Lang lib tutorial
  • Lang lib API reference
  • Backend lib tutorial
  • Backend lib API reference
  • NIH language as an example of using VBE (Vox backend)
• Examples:
  • Using compiler as CLI (as dll or as static lib)
  • Using backend (as dll or as static lib)
• Editing
  • .editorconfig
  • .gitignore
• CI:
  • On each commit and on new tags
  • Build each config for every OS and arch combination
  • Create Github Action that downloads a specific version of CLI binary
• Error management and logging
  • Result type
  • Custom assert
  • Stack trace generation
  • Exception handler
  • Structured logging for errors and other textual output
• Build artifacts (15 permutations):
  • Target:
    • windows-x64
    • linux-x64
    • linux-arm64
    • macos-x64
    • wasm32-wasi
    • wasm32
  • CLI lang compiler executable
  • Lang compiler as a library
    • dll
    • static lib
  • Backend as a library
    • static lib
    • dll
  • Debug info: on/off
  • Should compile with both dmd and ldc compilers
  • Make dub package for using Lang and Backend from D
  • Compiling with -betterC mode and without libc to minimize size
• Testing:
  • Text format for test case definitions and result definitions, IR text format
  • Test suite:
    • Individual units
    • Lang compiler tests
    • Backend tests
    • VM tests
  • Test coverage
  • Fuzzing
    • Entry points for various components
    • Backend (whole and each pass)
    • Lang compiler
• Benchmarks:
  • Compilation speed
  • Runtime speed
  • Memory consumption during compilation