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From: Raoul Duke <raould@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Native compiler for oCaml on System Z

> Targeting LLVM or GCCJIT is an interesting but separate project.
> At least one attempt were made in the past to target LLVM, running into
> problems with the (exact) GC interface of OCaml.  Maybe LLVM improved
> recently in this department, and maybe GCCJIT can handle it too.  If
> not, I think it's a dead end.


For posterity, and for the sake of curiosity, might someone in the
know succinctly explain what the (exact) GC interface road blocks
were? Thank you!