Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation - Hardcover

Muchnick, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558603204 ISBN 13: 9781558603202

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 1997

Synopsis

From the Foreword by Susan L. Graham:This book takes on the challenges of contemporary languages and architectures, and prepares the reader for the new compiling problems that will inevitably arise in the future.

The definitive book on advanced compiler designThis comprehensive, up-to-date work examines advanced issues in the design and implementation of compilers for modern processors. Written for professionals and graduate students, the book guides readers in designing and implementing efficient structures for highly optimizing compilers for real-world languages. Covering advanced issues in fundamental areas of compiler design, this book discusses a wide array of possible code optimizations, determining the relative importance of optimizations, and selecting the most effective methods of implementation.* Lays the foundation for understanding the major issues of advanced compiler design* Treats optimization in-depth* Uses four case studies of commercial compiling suites to illustrate different approaches to compiler structure, intermediate-code design, and optimization―these include Sun Microsystems's compiler for SPARC, IBM's for POWER and PowerPC, DEC's for Alpha, and Intel's for Pentium an related processors* Presents numerous clearly defined algorithms based on actual cases* Introduces Informal Compiler Algorithm Notation (ICAN), a language devised by the author to communicate algorithms effectively to people

About this title

About the Author

After an early career as a professor of computer science, Steven Muchnick applied his knowledge of compilers as a vital member of the teams that developed two computer architectures, PA-RISC at Hewlett-Packard and SPARC at Sun Microsystems. Upon completion of the initial work on each architecture, he served as the leader of the advanced compiler design and implementation groups for these systems.

From the Back Cover

From the Foreword by Susan L. Graham:

This book takes on the challenges of contemporary languages and
architectures, and prepares the reader for the new compiling problems that
will inevitably arise in the future.

The definitive book on advanced compiler design

This comprehensive, up-to-date work examines advanced issues in the design
and implementation of compilers for modern processors. Written for
professionals and graduate students, the book guides readers in designing
and implementing efficient structures for highly optimizing compilers for
real-world languages. Covering advanced issues in fundamental areas of
compiler design, this book discusses a wide array of possible code
optimizations, determining the relative importance of optimizations, and
selecting the most effective methods of implementation.

• Lays the foundation for understanding the major issues of advanced
  compiler design
  
  
• Treats optimization in-depth
  
  
• Uses four case studies of commercial compiling suites to illustrate
  different approaches to compiler structure, intermediate-code design, and
  optimization―these include Sun Microsystems's compiler for SPARC, IBM's for
  POWER and PowerPC, DEC's for Alpha, and Intel's for Pentium an related
  processors
  
  
• Presents numerous clearly defined algorithms based on actual cases
  
  
• Introduces Informal Compiler Algorithm Notation (ICAN), a language devised
  by the author to communicate algorithms effectively to people

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558603204
• ISBN 13: 9781558603202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 888