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Jesse Vincent: a compiler run that passed only a smoke test

Evener + GLM 5.2 built SQLite, but did not establish standards compliance or a passing full test suite.

  • Goal: Build a C compiler in Swift for ARM64 macOS, compile SQLite, and pass its tests.
  • Stack: Evener + GLM 5.2 with recursive subagents. Jesse checked progress from his phone.
  • Work: Implement features, debug crashes, compare generated assembly, and write small tests.
  • Reported result: After about 21 hours, the compiler built SQLite and ran basic INSERT/SELECT operations. A code checkpoint is public.
  • Unfinished: Missing language features; not standards-compliant. The account establishes a smoke test, not a passing full SQLite suite.

Jesse’s account · August 21, 2026 · Code checkpoint.

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