Having a Rust compiler is probably unavoidable

Posted Dec 5, 2024 21:40 UTC (Thu) by ssokolow (guest, #94568)
In reply to: Having a Rust compiler is probably unavoidable by glaubitz
Parent article: NonStop discussion around adding Rust to Git

Getting a backend added to LLVM isn't the only possible route. rustc isn't locked into LLVM.

I'm aware of four backends already in various stages of completion. (LLVM, Cranelift, rustc_codegen_gcc, and rustc_codegen_clr.)