Kalos

An interpretation of the LLVM kaleidoscope tutorial currently being expanded with addition features.

Dependencies

a system install of llvm

Example

# compile kalos
make

# compile a kaleidoscope file to an object file
./build/kalos kl/mandel.kl -o mandel.o

# use a c++ compiler to create an executable
clang++ kl/mandel.o kl/main.cpp
./a.out

Additional Features

• Improved the legibility of the codebase and reduced build times by refactoring the project into multiple files
• Added command line options to let users choose how they want to interact with the language
  • Input can be provided through a file or a REPL system
  • Output can take advantage of a JIT compiler or produce an object file
• Object files can be linked with a .c or .cpp file to produce an executable

In Progress

• Global variable declaration and assignment

Wishlist

• Ability to create executables without relying on a another compiler
• Memory management with functions like malloc and free