Programming languages that compile into C/C++ source? [closed]

Answer 1

The language Haxe can output to C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python(experimental), PHP, Flash and NekoVM.

Answer 2

I hear that clang can compile C++ into C. I doubt that would "simplify" anything, though.

Answer 3

GHC (the Glasgow Haskell Compiler) used to have an option (-fvia-c) to compile to C.

I believe that starting with v7 however, LLVM is used to generate native code instead of going via an external C compiler.

Answer 4

Quoting Qt documentation:

The Meta-Object Compiler, moc, is the program that handles Qt's C++ extensions. The moc tool reads a C++ header file. If it finds one or more class declarations that contain the Q_OBJECT macro, it produces a C++ source file containing the meta-object code for those classes. Among other things, meta-object code is required for the signals and slots mechanism, the run-time type information, and the dynamic property system. The C++ source file generated by moc must be compiled and linked with the implementation of the class.

So it's kind of C++ getting turned into C++, I'm not sure if it fits in what you are looking for.

Answer 5

OOC is very new but quite nice.

Answer 6

Vala and Genie are languages that use the GObject type system and compile to C code. I've never used them but they look interesting. GObject is the type system used by GTK but I believe it's separable from GTK.