Project Rules

Enforced rules that keep the compiler codebase consistent and auditable.

Implementation rules

• Compiler and tooling code is written in C.
• Performance-critical hot paths are reserved for assembly once profiling proves they matter.
• No source file may exceed 3 000 lines.
• Developer-facing memory leak tracking must be enabled from the start.
• Diagnostics must be specific, stable, and documented.
• Statement-terminator rules stay explicit: semicolons required for simple statements.

Enforced checks

make check-lines  # rejects files over the 5000-line cap

The compiler uses a tracked allocator and prints live allocations on shutdown if any memory is left unreleased.