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*Contribution Announcement:* Kotlin/Native supporting RiscV
<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-43854/Kotlin-Native-Linux-RISC-V-targets>
I just wanted to inform you, that I am writing my master thesis (_final thesis of a university degree in germany_) about my experience in extending the Kotlin/Native compiler to support RiscV and how I made it work.
I am not really allowed to get support on that, except on tipps and hints, but the final document has to be written by my own.
I am not sure, when I am allowed to release the output. I will clarify this with my contact at university.  If i manage to support Kotlin/Native for RiscV processors, I will publish the result in the form of a PR. Thats what we agreed from beginning on.

*Current State*:
:white_check_mark: Added `linux_riscv` as native target
:white_check_mark: Added cross-compile-toolchain (but not generated with the kotlin-native/tools/toolchain_builder/ utils. Its pretty outdated and I could not make it work within a few days, which I set as time constraint to test that)
:white_check_mark: Compiled the Runtime for RiscV target + compiled stdlib for RiscV target
:white_check_mark: Compiled a Hello World application as executable and executed it on Qemu
:ballot_box_with_check: *But,* I had to increase the Linker version, since all dependencies were build with the ‘relaxation’ feature, which is not supported by the current Linker (ld.lld 11.1.0)
:arrow_right: Therefore I built a newer version of the LLVM Backend and used its Linker which resulted in a working Hello World Executable for RiscV

:male-technologist: Currently I am working on writing the thesis
• basics
• important concepts
• rough explanation how Kotlin/Native compiler works
• what changes I had to apply
• which challenges occurred
•  …
 and I am still
• experimenting with compile flags
• trying to use no relaxation for the entire build to avoid updating the Linker 
• trying to upgrade the llvm backend so that the linker does not have to be increased individually
• testing if all expected stdlib functions are working
• … 

For my final Contribution PR I will have to get in contact with the Jetbrains Kotlin Team how a newer Linker can be provided (independent of entire LLVM-Dependency) and how the Cross-compile-toolchain can be provided.

Hi!
&gt; For my final Contribution PR I will have to get in contact with the Jetbrains Kotlin Team how a newer Linker can be provided (independent of entire LLVM-Dependency) and how the Cross-compile-toolchain can be provided.
Please contact me for that.

I am going to, when I create the PR or I am having questions before that :slightly_smiling_face: