rustc_codegen_jvm: Rust compiler backend to emit JVM bytecode
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Rust to JVM backend, highly novel and technically deep.
Summary
rustc_codegen_jvm is a Rust compiler backend that emits JVM bytecode (JVM 8+), enabling Rust code to produce executable .jar files. It compiles from Rust MIR through a custom OOMIR (Object-Oriented MIR) intermediate representation, applying constant folding, propagation, and dead code elimination, then leveraging R8 for stack map frames. The project supports core library, control flow, traits, closures, and memory management, requiring Rust nightly, Gradle 8.5+, and JDK 8+.
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