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actionfromafaryesterday at 3:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

Makes it easy to "try before you buy", too. If you decide it's not for you, you can "step out" and keep the generated C code and go from there.


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forgotpwd16yesterday at 4:42 PM

This isn't a very sane plan. The ~300 LOC example mini_grep (https://github.com/z-libs/Zen-C/blob/main/examples/tools/min...) compiles to a ~3.3k LOC monstrosity (https://pastebin.com/raw/6FBSpt1z). It's easier to rewrite the whole thing than going from the generated code.

At least for now, generated code shouldn't be considered something you're ever supposed to interact with.

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morcusyesterday at 4:39 PM

Very good point that I never considered! Thanks.