Re: Backend compiler basics?

Re: Backend compiler basics?

[Desmond Cheung]

>>I'm sorry if this might not be the right list to post. I'm writing a 
>>backend for a cross-compiler (host = sun-solaris-sparc and target = 
>>our own machine).
>>
>>I didn't have any experience with any compiler. Is there any 
>>resource that I can learn all the basics that I need? I was reading 
>>the online Gcc manual and didn't understand "Frame pointer", "Arg 
>>pointer", "eliminate frame pointer" ...etc.
>
>	You need a good book on compiler construction and runtime organization.
>	In the old days, that would have been the "dragon book".
>
>
>>Any reference to websites is appreciated.
>
>	http://www.compiler.com/	A lot of good stuff here

Thanks Alan.

Does anyone has experienced a similar situation? Could you
give me an approximation how long it'll take? Just to write
the machine.h, machine.c, and machine.md files.

Thanks all.

Regards,
Desmond Cheung
dycheung@cs.sfu.ca

Re: Backend compiler basics?

[Mike Stump]

> From: Desmond Cheung <dycheung@cs.sfu.ca>
> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 14:13:28 -0700 (PDT)

> Does anyone has experienced a similar situation?

Sure.

> Could you give me an approximation how long it'll take?

Sure.

> Just to write the machine.h, machine.c, and machine.md files.

My datapoint: 30 days to write them after you know the basics.  And
about 8 years to learn the basics.  YMMV.

Re: Backend compiler basics?

[Alan Lehotsky]

At 1:12 PM -0700 6/9/00, Desmond Cheung wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm sorry if this might not be the right list to post. I'm writing a 
>backend for a cross-compiler (host = sun-solaris-sparc and target = 
>our own machine).
>
>I didn't have any experience with any compiler. Is there any 
>resource that I can learn all the basics that I need? I was reading 
>the online Gcc manual and didn't understand "Frame pointer", "Arg 
>pointer", "eliminate frame pointer" ...etc.

	You need a good book on compiler construction and runtime organization.
	In the old days, that would have been the "dragon book".


>Any reference to websites is appreciated.

	http://www.compiler.com/	A lot of good stuff here
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Backend compiler basics?

[Desmond Cheung]

Hi all,

I'm sorry if this might not be the right list to post. I'm writing a backend for a cross-compiler (host = sun-solaris-sparc and target = our own machine).

I didn't have any experience with any compiler. Is there any resource that I can learn all the basics that I need? I was reading the online Gcc manual and didn't understand "Frame pointer", "Arg pointer", "eliminate frame pointer" ...etc.

Any reference to websites is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Desmond Cheung
dycheung@cs.sfu.ca