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Direct microprogrammed execution of the intermediate text from a high-level language compiler

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Francois Robert Broca,

Richard E. MerwinAuthors Info & Claims

ACM '73: Proceedings of the ACM annual conference

Pages 57 - 63

https://doi.org/10.1145/800192.805681

Published: 27 August 1973 Publication History

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Microprogramming commonly executed operations can improve the computational speed of data processing systems. This paper describes how microprogramming may be used to execute directly the intermediate text generated by a high-level language compiler after syntactic and semantic analysis of the input source program.

Direct microprogrammed execution of common forms of intermediate text - i.e.: quadruples, triples, and duos - has been simulated. A comparison is made, in terms of storage requirements and execution time, of this direct microprogrammed system scheme with the present methods which result in machine language representation and execution of the intermediate text. Direct generation of a microprogram from the high-level language statements is also examined.

Timing assumptions for comparative purposes have been based on the IBM 360 MOD 50 system. Simulation and timing estimates for the microprograms have been carried out on a microprogram directed simulator which closely represents the architectural organization of the MOD 50.

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Direct microprogrammed execution of the intermediate text from a high-level language compiler
1. Hardware
  1. Very large scale integration design
    1. Application-specific VLSI designs
      1. Application specific instruction set processors
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers
      1. Translator writing systems and compiler generators
    2. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Control structures
      2. Language types
        Very high level languages

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Hopkins WDavidian GRauscher TFrieder GCrocker SWittie LDorocak JLutz P(1977)A microprogrammed implementation of an architecture simulation languageProceedings of the 10th annual workshop on Microprogramming10.5555/800102.803314(37-46)Online publication date: 5-Oct-1977
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