Lambda the Ultimate

Looks promising.

It's already much easier to dive into the GCC documentation based on the entry points presented here. I was surprised to read that GCC has only had data structures to support Interprocedural optimizations since gcc 3.4...

I've tried to write a new front-end but it quickly degenerated down to reading source code and trying to decode what the GCC macros do. It was quite frustrating and ultimately boring. The wiki is nice, but what it is needed is a formal description of the front-end, including the used frameworks. Is there such a thing? replies will be greatly appreciated.

GCC makes me scared. GCC is one of the most important pieces of software that is out there. It has been the corner stone of open source software since before my sister was born. Gazillions of developers use it every day.

And yet, dispite its importance, GCC is a very badly managed project. Go and read about the register allocator for example. It is a sordid story. No one understands the code today, its just one big mess. And the present register allocator does a rather poor job. It makes me really uneasy that such a big and important piece of software can be so badly managed.

Well, having this wiki is going to move things in the right direction. I hope GCC 4.0 will make me sleep better.

I've created a wiki for CTM, in the hope that it will be useful for others who like myself are reading the book and want to discuss it, ask questions, find links to further resources etc.

There isn't nearly enough content there yet to justify posting the link in an item of its own, but I'm hoping that some LtU readers will feel like lending a hand in building the resource. Constructive criticism is welcome, but of course the most constructive way to criticise a wiki is to change its content yourself. ;)

It will be a terribly dull wiki, and probably rather unreliable as well, if I have to write it all by myself... ;)