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| author | Alon Zakai <alonzakai@gmail.com> | 2015-11-11 20:52:20 -0800 |
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| committer | Alon Zakai <alonzakai@gmail.com> | 2015-11-11 20:52:20 -0800 |
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faq
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@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ Same as Emscripten: MIT license. ## FAQ -#### How does `asm2wasm` relate to the new WebAssembly backend which is being developed in upstream LLVM? +##### How does `asm2wasm` relate to the new WebAssembly backend which is being developed in upstream LLVM? This is separate from that. `asm2wasm` focuses on compiling asm.js to WebAssembly, as emitted by Emscripten's asm.js backend. This is useful because while in the long term Emscripten hopes to use the new WebAssembly backend, the `asm2wasm` route is a very quick and easy way to generate WebAssembly output. It will also be useful for benchmarking the new backend as it progresses. -#### Why the weird name for the project? +##### Why the weird name for the project? **Binaryen** is a combination of **binary** - since WebAssembly is a *binary* format for the web - and **Emscripten** - which it can integrate with in order to compile C and C++ all the way to WebAssembly, via asm.js. Binaryen began as Emscripten's WebAssembly processing library (`wasm-emscripten`). -"Binaryen" is pronounced [in the same manner](http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2011/2/11/official-pronunciation-guide-for-game-of-thrones.html) as "[Targaryen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire_characters#House_Targaryen)": bi-NAIR-ee-in. Valar Morcodeis. +"Binaryen" is pronounced [in the same manner](http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2011/2/11/official-pronunciation-guide-for-game-of-thrones.html) as "[Targaryen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire_characters#House_Targaryen)": bi-NAIR-ee-in. *Valar Morcodeis.* |