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Steady‐state compilers
Author(s) -
Cornelius B. J.,
Lowman I. R.,
Robson D. J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380140802
Subject(s) - compiler , computer science , programming language , compiler construction , compiler correctness , optimizing compiler , interprocedural optimization , parallel computing , binary number , code (set theory) , state (computer science) , loop optimization , arithmetic , mathematics , set (abstract data type)
Passing compilers through themselves is a well known technique whose major benefit is that any improvement in code generation will result in an improved compiler. Previous reports of work in this area have mentioned that it is possible to validate the compiler by running the compiler through itself a second time and comparing the resulting binary files. This paper is designed to clarify this technique which has received little attention and is often misleadingly described.