Part 2: From Source to Machine Code Generation

In this section, you will continue to learn how to develop your own compiler. You will begin by constructing the frontend, which reads the source file and creates an abstract syntax tree of it. Then, you will learn how to generate LLVM IR from the source file. Using the optimization capabilities of LLVM, you will then create optimized machine code. Additionally, you will explore several advanced topics, including generating LLVM IR for object-oriented language constructs and adding debug metadata.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 3, Turning the Source File into an Abstract Syntax Tree
• Chapter 4, Basics of IR Generation
• Chapter 5, IR Generation for High-Level Language Constructs
• Chapter 6, Advanced IR Generation
• Chapter 7, Optimizing IR