| Publication Type |
technical report |
| School or College |
College of Engineering |
| Department |
Computing, School of |
| Creator |
Duggan, Gerald Patrick |
| Title |
Optimization as Transformations: A Compiler Paradigm |
| Date |
1985-08 |
| Description |
This thesis describes the high-level transformation phase of a prototype PSL compiler. EPIC The transformations are separated into two classes: machine dependent code generation, and machine independent code optimization. The code generation phase transforms an intermediate representation of a program into a form that is easy to translate into object code. The optimizing transformations use the results of the generation transformations, along with predefined knowledge of machine independent optimization, to improve the efficiency of the tailored code. A facility for specifying machine dependent optimization also exists. The entire transformation phase is viewed as two interrelated mechanisms operations on the code, which specify a syntactic transformation, and operations on attributes of various elements of the code, which specify semantic transformations. A method for the implementation of these mechanisms is investigated. |
| Type |
Text |
| Subject |
PSL compiler; EPIC; machine dependent code generator ; machine independent code optimization |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Duggan, P. G. (1985). Optimization as transformations: a compiler paradigm. |
| Series |
University of Utah Computer Science Technical Report |
| Relation is Part of |
ARPANET |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
29,285,271 bytes |
| File Name |
Duggan-Optimization_As_Transformations.pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63799x3 |
| Setname |
ir_computersa |
| ID |
98082 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63799x3 |
