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New language: LLVM TableGen

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#7,945 opened on May 3, 2026

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Description

Language name

TableGen

URL of example repository

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/AMDGPU/IR

URL of syntax highlighting grammar

https://github.com/llvm/vscode-mlir/blob/main/tablegen-grammar.json

Most popular extensions

.td

Detected language

N/A

Contributor guide

Research direction
Follow the existing language addition guide in the repository to create a new language definition for LLVM TableGen. Use the provided example repository and syntax highlighting grammar as references to write the necessary YAML and heuristics.
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
developer experiencetooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitRuby
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70