Intrinsic Function Compiler Theory (1 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In compilertheory, an intrinsic function is a function available for use in a givenlanguage whose implementation is handled specially by the compiler.Typically, it substitutes a sequence of automatically-generatedinstructions for the original function call, similar to an inlinefunction. Unlike an inline function though, the compiler has an intimateknowledge of the intrinsic function and can therefore better integrateit and optimize it for the situation. This is also called builtinfunction in many languages. Compilers that implement intrinsic functionsgenerally enable them only when the user has requested optimizationfalling back to a default implementation provided by the languageruntime environment otherwise.…