Riscrithm: A Macro-Assembly Dialect That Compiles to Pure RISC-V Assembly
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patrick-ghetea
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Riscrithm is a lightweight, low-boilerplate macro-assembly dialect that compiles directly to pure RISC-V assembly. It serves as a bridge between high-level language expressiveness and the deterministic control of bare-metal hardware. The article serves as a developer manual covering the CLI tool, file structure, syntax rules, and compiler internals for this open-source project hosted on GitHub.
Key quotes
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Riscrithm is a lightweight, low-boilerplate macro-assembly dialect that compiles straight down to pure, human-readable RISC-V assembly.
Let's dive straight into how the compiler works, the syntax rules, and what's happening under the hood.
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