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By
Keith Cooper, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Linda Torczon, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Description
The proliferation of processors, environments, and constraints on systems has cast compiler technology into a wider variety of settings,
changing the compiler and compiler writer's role. No longer is execution speed the sole criterion for judging compiled code. Today, code
might be judged on how small it is, how much power it consumes, how well it compresses, or how many page faults it generates. In this
evolving environment, the task of building a successful compiler relies upon the compiler writer's ability to balance and blend algorithms,
engineering insights, and careful planning. Today's compiler writer must choose a path through a design space that is filled with diverse
alternatives, each with distinct costs, advantages, and complexities.
Engineering a Compiler explores this design space by presenting
some of the ways these problems have been solved, and the constraints that made each of those solutions attractive. By understanding
the parameters of the problem and their impact on compiler design, the authors hope to convey both the depth of the problems and the
breadth of possible solutions. Their goal is to cover a broad enough selection of material to show readers that real tradeoffs exist,
and that the impact of those choices can be both subtle and far-reaching.
Authors Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon convey both the art
and the science of compiler construction and show best practice algorithms for the major passes of a compiler. Their text re-balances
the curriculum for an introductory course in compiler construction to reflect the issues that arise in current practice.
Audience
Professionals and students involved in designing computers including computer architects, computer system engineers, and designers of compilers and operating systems.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 801 pages, publication date: OCT-2003
ISBN-13: 978-1-55860-698-2
ISBN-10: 1-55860-698-X
Imprint: MORGAN KAUFFMAN
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