Welcome to DevLog: Compliance Chronicles!

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Hello CPascal Community,

We're thrilled to launch "DevLog: Compliance Chronicles," your dedicated space for in-depth updates on the development of the CPascal compiler. This new category is designed to keep you fully informed about our progress towards achieving a compiler that adheres 100% to the CPASCAL-BNF.md grammar specification and ensures full C ABI compatibility.

Here, you'll find regular posts detailing:

• Feature Implementation: We'll walk you through the integration of new language features, breaking down the work done in each compiler stage, including AST, Parser, Semantic Analysis, and IR Generation. For example, our current focus in Phase 1 is on foundational control structures like while, repeat..until, and for statements, along with loop control statements such as break and continue.
• BNF Adherence: Our supreme directive is "All code changes must ensure the entire implementation conforms 100% to the formal grammar specification. The grammar is the absolute, inviolable authority". DevLog will highlight how we are systematically verifying every production rule and maintaining structural fidelity to the BNF.
• Technical Deep Dives: Expect explanations of the challenges encountered and solutions implemented, particularly in complex areas like nested scopes for procedures and functions, advanced parameter types (const, var, out), and the generation of correct LLVM IR for various constructs. We are committed to using modern LLVM API calls, as defined in CPascal.LLVM.pas, to ensure robust IR generation.
• Testing Progress: We'll share updates on our comprehensive unit testing efforts, ensuring that all new features and modifications are thoroughly validated.

Our goal is to build a production-ready CPascal compiler that provides seamless interoperability with any C library at the binary level.

Stay tuned for our first deep dive into the implementation of the while statement, coming very soon!

The CPascal Development Team