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An implementation of a code generator specification language for table driven code generators

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SIGPLAN '82: Proceedings of the 1982 SIGPLAN symposium on Compiler construction

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https://doi.org/10.1145/800230.806979

Published: 01 June 1982 Publication History

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This paper discusses an implementation of Glanville's code generator generator for producing a code generator for a production Pascal compiler on an Amdahl 470.

We successfully replaced the hand written code generator of an existing compiler with one which was produced automatically from a formal specification. This paper first outlines Glanville's original scheme, then describes extensions which were necessary for generating code for a production compiler.

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An implementation of a code generator specification language for table driven code generators
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers
      1. Source code generation

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SIGPLAN '82: Proceedings of the 1982 SIGPLAN symposium on Compiler construction

June 1982

357 pages

ISBN:0897910745

DOI:10.1145/800230

ACM SIGPLAN Notices Volume 17, Issue 6
Proceedings of the 1982 SIGPLAN symposium on Compiler construction
June 1982
347 pages
ISSN:0362-1340
EISSN:1558-1160
DOI:10.1145/872726
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