Observed arrival · 2026-08-26
xc, a C-like compiler pointed at both arm64 and the banked 6502
A typed, class-based C-like language and compiler toolchain that lowers one source language through shared SSA-style IR to targets ranging from native 64-bit systems to WebAssembly and retro hardware.
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The toolchain presents one xtc front end, a shared SSA-style optimizer, and separate backends rather than a separate compiler for every architecture. Its coverage spans arm64 Mach-O, musl-based x86-64 Linux, win64 PE, m68k GEMDOS programs, WebAssembly, and a banked 6502 whose memory layout is delegated to a linker script. The page also exposes documentation paths for the language, Foundation-style library, xcc flags, memory models, ARC, and linker scripts.
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