[Dwarf-discuss] Add Language Codes For Roc Programming Language

[Cary Coutant]

I've posted this as Issue 260828.1
<https://dwarfstd.org/issues/260828.1.html>, and assigned language
codes DW_LNAME_Roc = 0x33 (v6) and DW_LANG_Roc = 0x49 (v5).

-cary


On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM Will Hawkins via Dwarf-discuss <
dwarf-discuss@lists.dwarfstd.org> wrote:

> # Add Language Codes For Roc Programming Language
>
> ## Background
>
> Roc (https://www.roc-lang.org/) is a "fast, friendly, functional
> [programming] language" quickly advancing toward its first numbered
> release. The Roc compiler currently generates DWARF info in its
> compiled binaries to aid debugging and the community would appreciate
> recognition in the DWARF standard.[^thank]
>
> ## Overview
>
> The Roc community politely requests
>
> 1. the assignment of a Language and Version Code for the Roc
> programming language for DWARF Version 6; and
> 2. the assignment of a Language Code for the Roc programming language
> for DWARF Version 5.
>
> ## Proposed Changes
>
> For DWARF Version 6, we propose the following addition:
>
> | Language | Language Code (`DW_AT_language_name`)| Value | Default
> Lower Bound |Version Scheme |
> | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
> | Roc | `DW_LNAME_Roc` | _TBD_ | `0` | VVMMPP |
>
> For DWARF Version 5 (["[b]etween revisions of the Standard,
> ..."](https://dwarfstd.org/languages.html)), we propose the following
> addition:
>
> | Language Name | Value | Default Lower Bound |
> | -- | -- | -- |
> | `DW_LANG_Roc` | _TBD_ | `0` |
>
> > Note: We have intentionally omitted specifying any values in our
> request, following the pattern of the IETF (where assigned numbers are left
> as _TBD_ in drafts and later allocated during publication). However, we
> would be more than happy to resubmit with the values specified, if that is
> what this standards body prefers.
>
> ## Dependencies
>
> N/A
>
> ## References
>
> Official Roc Website: [roc-lang.org](https://www.roc-lang.org)
>
> Request Author: [Will Hawkins](whh8b@obs.cr)
>
> > This request was written in consultation with (and the support of) the
> Roc community. If there is anything that can be done to improve the
> request, please contact the author using the address above.
>
> [^thank]: Thank you to everyone who volunteers their time to maintain
> the DWARF Standard.
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