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From: glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
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Seima Rao <seimarao@gmail.com> wrote:

(snip)

>   Is there a non-gcc, non-llvm back-end infratructure available with
> front-end binaries/source ?

I always liked LCC, especially as the book is pretty detailed on how
it works.

As far as I know, the actual compiler has changed a lot over the
years, but the book is still pretty good.

If you want to target a new system, I believe it is a better choice
than most of the others.

-- glen