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Subject: Requesting advice from compiler writers
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Date: 2015-08-23T11:16:00-07:00
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Hi,

I'm one of the people considering a new Ada compiler, I would like to ask t=
he people here who have actually done it, what their advice would be. i.e. =
what to aim for, what to avoid doing, etc?

I personally am aiming for a library based multi-backend system. Basically,=
 I'd like to see a full Ada compiler frontend with an Ada backend, but with=
 the ability to poach other backends, specifically LLVM. My initial targets=
 are unusual, Z80, MIPS and x86 (16-bit -> 64-bit) and JVM bytecode.

Let the mayhem commence... :D

Ta,
Luke.