From: "David Rasmussen" <pinkfloydhomer@yahoo.com>
To: "mike stump" <mrs@windriver.com>, <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: How to understand gcc
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 16:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00e501c18755$dd184610$d26afea9@AMADEUS2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200112172321.PAA11826@kankakee.wrs.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike stump" <mrs@windriver.com>
To: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>; <pinkfloydhomer@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: How to understand gcc
> I think you can get answers as varied as people are. I'll just toss
> out a few quick things that can keep you busy for 5 years learning.
>
> > From: "David Rasmussen" <pinkfloydhomer@yahoo.com>
> > To: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
> > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:51:19 +0100
>
> > How can I learn how gcc works?
>
> :-) I like simple, to the point questions that have simple answers.
> Unfortunately, yours is not.
>
I know :)
> > I have taken one compiler course at my university,
>
> Good first step. In addition, you can take advanced algorithms
> classes, theory classes... You can also go to the library and find
I have taken a lot of courses in these areas. I study computer science and
math.
> books on compilers and languages and read them all.
>
OK, which books? Some are better than others, I gather. "Modern Compiler
Implementation in ML" is not a good book, as aren't the others the author
has done, for other implementation languages.
> > and I own the "Dragon book"
>
> I'd recommend reading and understanding it, if you haven't yet. :-)
>
I have read and understood it. Of course, reading this book again wouldn't
hurt.
> > But really, I would like to have some sort of general understanding
> > about the design of gcc,
>
> You didn't mention if you had read the gcc manual, see our web site,
> under documentation, and manual. If you have not, you should. After
> that, please read the comments in the code, after that please read the
> code. After that, try fixing 100 bugs or doing a port. Your
> understanding will improve when trying to fix bugs or while doing a
> port.
>
I haven't done all of those things. Things for me to do... :)
> Also helpful, write an interpreter and compiler from the ground up.
>
I have done that. In fact I have written a couple for assignments in various
courses, but the results were quite "messy". I would like to have a book
that I could read and do excercises from, that would help me build a good
compiler with a nice design.
> Lather, rinse, repeat.
:)
/David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-17 23:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-17 15:46 mike stump
2001-12-17 16:20 ` David Rasmussen [this message]
2001-12-18 2:59 ` Axel Kittenberger
2001-12-18 15:03 ` Toon Moene
2001-12-18 15:39 ` Neil Booth
2001-12-18 23:27 ` Axel Kittenberger
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-12-18 17:32 mike stump
2001-12-17 15:01 David Rasmussen
2001-12-17 15:05 ` Neil Booth
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