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| GNU lightning |
| Computer languages | C + |
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| Full description | GNU lightning, an unfinished program, will … GNU lightning, an unfinished program, will be a library that generates assembly language code at run-time; it is very fast, making it ideal for Just-In-Time compilers, and it abstracts over the target CPU, as it exposes to the clients a standardized RISC instruction set inspired by the MIPS and SPARC chips. GNU lightning is not yet complete and is considered to be in alpha stage. Only the x86 back-end has been tested and used in production code. s been tested and used in production code. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/lightning.html + |
| Interface | library + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | library + , gnu + , GNU lightning + , lightning + , assembly + , RISC + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 23 May 2005 + |
| License | LGPLv3orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 25 June 2001 + |
| Name | GNU lightning + |
| Real name | Paolo Bonzini + , Ian Piumarta + |
| Resource URL | http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group_id=109 + , mailto:bonzini@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Bug Tracking + , Support + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 4,321 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 14:10:04 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Generates assembly language code at run-time + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | library + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 1.2c beta released 2004-11-25 |
| Version date | 25 November 2004 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/lightning/lightning-1.2.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.2c + |
| Version status | beta + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 00:50:34 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | bonzini@gnu.org + , piumarta@inria.fr + |
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