Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions
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A prototype automatic Architecture Discovery Tool (called ADT) has been implemented. This tool is completely automatic and requires minimal input from the user. Given the Internet address of the target machine and the command-lines by which the native C compiler, assembler, and linker are invoked, ADT will generate a BEG machine specification containing the register set, addressing modes, instruction set, and instruction timings for the architecture. The current version of ADT is general enough to produce machine descriptions for the integer instruction sets of common RISC and CISC architectures such as the Sun SPARC, Digital Alpha, MIPS, DEC VAX and Intel x86. Original language English (US) Pages (from-to) 369-408 Number of pages 40 Journal ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems Volume 24 Issue number 4 DOIs https://doi.org/10.1145/567097.567100 State Published - Jul 2002 Keywords D.2.7 [Software Engineering]: Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement - Portability D.3.2 [Programming Languages]: Language Classifications - Macro and assembly languages ASJC Scopus subject areas Software Access to Document 10.1145/567097.567100 Other files and links Link to publication in Scopus Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Reduced instruction set computing Engineering & Materials Science 100% Sun Engineering & Materials Science 81% Internet Engineering & Materials Science 54% Specifications Engineering & Materials Science 51% View full fingerprint Cite this APA Standard Harvard Vancouver Author BIBTEX RIS Collberg, C. S. (2002). Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, 24(4), 369-408. https://doi.org/10.1145/567097.567100 Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions. / Collberg, Christian S. In: ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, Vol. 24, No. 4, 07.2002, p. 369-408. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review Collberg, CS 2002, 'Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions', ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 369-408. https://doi.org/10.1145/567097.567100 Collberg CS. Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems. 2002 Jul;24(4):369-408. https://doi.org/10.1145/567097.567100 Collberg, Christian S. / Automatic derivation of compiler machine descriptions. 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