If you are really interested in embedded realtime code you may want to have a look at the timber language[1] or bit-c[2]. Another very interesting project is this[3] developing a new Haskell like language called Habit for systems programming.
There are also some great papers about systems programming and problems in Haskell. For example "Strongly typed memory areas programming systems-level data structures in a functional language". [1] http://www.timber-lang.org/ [2] http://www.bitc-lang.org/ [3] http://hasp.cs.pdx.edu/ [4] http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~mpj/pubs/bytedata.pdf Tom Hawkins-2 wrote: > > A few years ago I attempted to build a Haskell hardware compiler > (Haskell -> Verilog) based on the Yhc frontent. At the time I was > trying to overcome several problems [1] with implementing a hardware > description language as a light eDSL, which convinced me a proper > compiler may be a better approach. Yhc was recommended as a good > starting point since it had a simpler IR compared with GHC -- at least > at the time. > > I am considering restarting this effort, but this time to target hard > realtime embedded code. What is the recommended compiler to start > from? I need an IR that is post type checking with as much desugaring > as possible, and a code base that is relatively easy to splice and > build. > > My other requirement is not to be bound to IO () for 'main'. The top > level will be a monad, but with different semantics than IO. I would > also like to reuse the standard library, with exception to the values > related to IO. > > What are my options? > > Thanks. > > -Tom > > [1] Lack of observable sharing; function definitions, case > expressions, ADTs disappear at compile time; etc. > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Retargeting-Haskell-compiler-to-embedded-hardware-tp29834645p29836816.html Sent from the Haskell - Haskell-Cafe mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe