GHC code generation

[Hal Daume III]

There is no C-- backend for GHC (search the mailing list and you'll see 
Simon asking someone to try to do this :P).  GHC either generates code by 
itself, or generates normal C code (with -fvia-c or -O2, iirc) and then 
uses GCC to compile this.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Graham Klyne wrote:

> In an exchange of ideas with a friend, this question arose:
> 
> [[
> I've been looking at GHC, and it looks like it has generates machine code
> directly rather than via C--. I know that Simon Peyton Jones (famous in the
> Haskell world) is one of the authors of C--, but I can find no direct
> connection between this and GHC or Haskell. Have you any idea where I might
> find this connection?
> ]]
> 
> In my discussion with him, I had assumed that GHC generates code via C-- 
> and a version of the GCC compiler (why else is GCC part of the GHC 
> installation?).  Can anyone shed any light or pointers?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> #g
> 
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