sysprog21/shecc

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

shecc is a self-hosting, educational optimizing C compiler written in ANSI C that targets 32-bit ARMv7-A and RV32IM (RISC-V) Linux systems. It includes its own front-end, SSA-based middle-end optimizations, and machine code generator, producing ELF executables without external assembler or linker.

Use cases

• compile a subset of C to ARMv7 or RISC-V 32-bit Linux executables
• learn how compilers work by reading a small self-contained implementation
• bootstrap a compiler from source in stages
• study SSA-based compiler optimizations
• generate ELF binaries without needing an external assembler or linker
• cross-compile C programs for Raspberry Pi or QEMU RISC-V

When to choose

• you want an educational, readable compiler codebase for ARM or RISC-V
• you need a self-hosting C compiler for bootstrapping experiments
• you want to compile a C subset to Linux ELF binaries without toolchain dependencies

When to avoid

• you need full C standard compliance or production-grade optimization
• you target 64-bit architectures or non-Linux platforms
• you need a fast, mature toolchain like GCC or Clang for real projects

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler parser developer-tools compilers programming-languages developer-tools operating-systems cli cross-platform c-compiler self-hosting ssa armv7 risc-v elf-generation educational bootstrapping code-generation linux arm riscv

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