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		chrisseaton on April 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig self hosted compiler is now capable of buildin... > I didn't say they didn't You said 'that's no longer the case'. Isn't that the same as saying they don't?

okareaman on April 16, 2022 [–]

In the context of the question, it is no longer the case that a compiler has to compile to machine code to be considered self-hosting. I thought this was clear, but I guess it wasn't

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