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Re:A minimal C compiler in x86 assembly by arinlen on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:19AM (#31245628)
> That’s a weird commit comment (“Implemented C version of cc_knight-native”) for a commit that adds a C compiler.

I read that as "implement a C version of a C compiler for Knight's Landing processors". I might be reading too much into it, though.

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Re:A minimal C compiler in x86 assembly by kragen on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @08:04AM (#31247281)
Apparently it's an offbeat minicomputer from the late 01970s made by a defunct company called Knight.
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