A Code Generation Interface for ANSI C (1991) [43 citations — 8 self]
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author = {Christopher W. Fraser and David R. Hanson},
title = {A Code Generation Interface for ANSI C},
year = {1991}
}
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Abstract:
lcc is a retargetable, production compiler for ANSI C; it has been ported to the VAX, Motorola 68020, SPARC, and MIPS R3000, and some versions have been in use for over two years. It is smaller and faster than generally available alternatives, and its local code is comparable. This report describes the interface between the targetindependent front end and the target-dependent back ends. The interface consists of shared data structures, a few functions, and a dag language. While this approach couples the front and back ends tightly, it results in efficient, compact compilers. The interface is illustrated by detailing a complete code generator that emits naive VAX code. 1 Introduction lcc is a retargetable compiler for ANSI C [1]. It has been ported to the VAX, Motorola 68020, SPARC, and MIPS R3000. It emits code that is comparable with that from other generally available C compilers, but it runs up to twice as fast and is about half the size [5]. lcc is in production use at Princeton...
