GCC query

GCC query

[Aditya Kanade]

Hi,

I want to work on some optimizations and annotation techniques on C
intermediate format. Is it easy to use GCC C compiler front end
separately? If so, where do I get it separately or how do isolate it and
how do I understand the IR so that I can use it for my work?

This is only for academic and research purpose.

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Re: GCC query

[Fergus Henderson]

On 07-Dec-2002, Aditya Kanade <aditya@cse.iitb.ac.in> wrote:
> I want to work on some optimizations and annotation techniques on C
> intermediate format. Is it easy to use GCC C compiler front end
> separately?

No, not separately, but you can plug in your optimizations
as new tree->tree or RTL->RTL pass.

> If so, where do I get it separately or how do isolate it and
> how do I understand the IR so that I can use it for my work?

Read the GCC internals manual.

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