File for Divorce from LLVM (github.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2023 | 35 points by detaro | compilers | original thread |
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AndyKelley Jun 26, 2025 | on: Why is the Rust compiler so slow? | context

Basically, not depending on LLVM or LLD. The above is only possible because we invested years into making our own x86_64 backend and our own linker. You can see all the people ridiculing this decision 2 years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36529456