> So you have an idiosyncratic definition of compiler that no one else uses.
My definition is supported by your links, so I don't think it's idiosyncratic at all.
> "In computing, a compiler is software that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language)."
That's exactly what I said:
"My working definition is a compiler is a program that turns code from one form into another"
> LLVM... is a target-independent optimizer and code generator.
Code generators are a kind of compiler. The input language is IR, and the output language is machine code. Thus it fits the definition of a compiler you proffered.
> As I correctly said, LLVM is not a compiler, it is a backend target of Rust, C++, etc. compilers.
These things are not mutually exclusive. It can be a target of Rust, C++, etc., but that doesn't make it not a compiler. LLVM being a compiler is supported by both of your wiki links. Your first link lists LLVM under "Notable Compilers and Toolchains". In the second link in the LLVM infobox it reads "Type: Compiler". Nuff said.
My definition is supported by your links, so I don't think it's idiosyncratic at all.
> "In computing, a compiler is software that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language)."
That's exactly what I said:
"My working definition is a compiler is a program that turns code from one form into another"
> LLVM... is a target-independent optimizer and code generator.
Code generators are a kind of compiler. The input language is IR, and the output language is machine code. Thus it fits the definition of a compiler you proffered.
> As I correctly said, LLVM is not a compiler, it is a backend target of Rust, C++, etc. compilers.
These things are not mutually exclusive. It can be a target of Rust, C++, etc., but that doesn't make it not a compiler. LLVM being a compiler is supported by both of your wiki links. Your first link lists LLVM under "Notable Compilers and Toolchains". In the second link in the LLVM infobox it reads "Type: Compiler". Nuff said.