rustc_codegen_gcc VS avr-hal

Alternatively, there's another initiative called codegen_gcc which is about using GCC as a backend for the rustc compiler. It's (much) more advanced in Rust support, but I am not sure how easy it would be to use a modified libgccjit from there.

In addition to what others have said about platform support, Rust is also on its way to gaining more platform support through rustc_codegen_gcc, the GCC codegen backend for rustc, as an alternative to the LLVM backend. That means many of the platforms GCC supports will suddenly become available with Rust.

Yeah, rustc_codegen_gcc is a GCC backend for rustc, and its making a lot of good regular progress.

gcc-rs is one of two projects for bringing Rust to gcc. gcc-rs is the more ambitious of the two, with an entirely new frontend. There is also rustc_codegen_gcc (https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc) that keeps the rustc frontend, and only swaps out LLVM for GCC at the codegen stage.

Fixing unwinding in release mode is still ungoing. I could use some help here, so anyone with some understanding of unwinding, landing pads or GCC, please come on this issue to discuss this.

Additionally, there is gcc codegen for rustc (https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc), which is not a compiler per se, but an alternative code generator, with more architectures supported and other nice things. It's also coming along, but there's still a lot of work to do there too. There's also Cranelift codegen (https://github.com/bjorn3/rustc_codegen_cranelift), which is designed to make debug builds faster, but this is not as exciting/useful as the other 2.

Good idea. I added the tag "help wanted" to the issue.

Also, there are indeed ABI issues, e.g. for 128-bit integers and NaN.

I'm excited about both the backend & the frontend.

There is also a project for rustc to use GCC instead of LLVM for codegen.

https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc

/* * For examples (and inspiration), head to * * https://github.com/Rahix/avr-hal/tree/main/examples * * NOTE: Not all examples were ported to all boards! There is a good chance though, that code * for a different board can be adapted for yours. The Arduino Uno currently has the most * examples available. */ #![no_std] #![no_main] use dht_sensor::*; use panic_halt as _; #[arduino_hal::entry] fn main() -> ! { let dp = arduino_hal::Peripherals::take().unwrap(); let pins = arduino_hal::pins!(dp); let mut serial = arduino_hal::default_serial!(dp, pins, 57200); let mut pin3 = pins.d3.into_opendrain_high(); let mut delay = arduino_hal::Delay::new(); ufmt::uwriteln!(serial, "{}", "waiting for sensor...").unwrap(); arduino_hal::delay_ms(2000); loop { match dht11::Reading::read(&mut delay, &mut pin3) { Ok(dht11::Reading { temperature, relative_humidity, }) => ufmt::uwriteln!(serial, "{}°, {}% RH", temperature, relative_humidity).unwrap(), Err(_e) => ufmt::uwriteln!(serial, "Error {}", "Unable to read").unwrap(), } arduino_hal::delay_ms(2000); } }

I found the generics a lot less of a problem when I realized I could parametrize on things like embedded_hal::serial::Write instead of UsartOps https://github.com/Rahix/avr-hal/pull/264/commits/17ed15321cb8fcf8aedb1f8133be1f189eb06a6f

I've come across avr-rust, avr-hal and both seem to have arduino stuff, wondering which is the most beginner friendly? (I have a bit of experience with the regular arduino IDE but want to switch over to doing all the stuff in rust for a challenge)

fyi, a minor follow-up at https://github.com/Rahix/avr-hal/issues/388

I have contributed a little to this. avr-hal I have done a couple little hobby projects with it as well, but I can't say it's the best thing out there.

All you need is in the documentation: https://rahix.github.io/avr-hal/arduino_hal/index.html even though reading the documentation without knowing what you're looking for can be quite difficult, so looking at some examples might be more helpful.

Rust language shares all advantages of efficient C++ code. With the rust community growing year after year, more and more people try using rust to program their Arduino boards. Consequently, the Arduino Rust ecosystem have significantly developed in the last couple of years. The Hardware Abstraction Layer for AVR microcontrollers avr-hal, Rudino library and ravedude CLI utility to make Rust development for AVR microcontrollers easier are just a few examples of the solid foundation developed so far.

Today I was toying with the arduino again, making an attached LED matrix print awesome messages better than it previously had. I wanted to use millis() found in the examples in the unsurpassed avr-hal crate, to orchestrate the duration it should show (part of) a character before moving on. But that is all besides the point. I made a few mistakes that coincidentally compiled and as such made me believe I was doing things right. (Perhaps I should note here that I am visually impaired so it is a bit easier for me to glance over smaller differences.)

There's a blink example in the repo for the avr-hal crate.

I'm trying to make an Arduino display text on an LCD using I2C (HD44780). So far, I've used arduino-hal from the avr-hal crate (github.com/Rahix/avr-hal) to program the Arduino, and I wonder if anyone happens to know of a library/crate which is compatible with it? So far I've only found ag-lcd which doesn't seem to work with I2C.