1982-06-23
A flexible compiler structure that allows dynamic phase ordering
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Traditionally, compilers have been internally organized into separate phases that are invoked in a fixed, predetermined order. However, the optimal phase invocation order is usually different for different contexts, such as (1) large batch-oriented production environments, (2) small batch-oriented student environments, and (3) interactive programming environments. We discuss the constraints that must be met in order to obtain a compiler with flexible phase ordering, a property that allows the compiler to be designed and implemented without consideration for the intended operating environment. Flexible phase ordering allows the compiler to be specially configured after the fact. A production compiler based on this principle is also discussed.
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doi.org/10.1145/800230.806989 | |
1982 SIGPLAN Symposium on Compiler Construction, SIGPLAN 1982 | |
Organisation | School of Computer Science |
Lalonde, W, & Des Rivieres, J. (Jim). (1982). A flexible compiler structure that allows dynamic phase ordering. In Proceedings of the 1982 SIGPLAN Symposium on Compiler Construction, SIGPLAN 1982 (pp. 134–139). doi:10.1145/800230.806989
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