Modern Compiler Implementation in ML: Basic Techniques

Appel, Andrew W.

ISBN 10: 0521587751 / ISBN 13: 9780521587754

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

Seller Inventory # 0521587751-VB

Synopsis:

This textbook explains all phases of a modern compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions, intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graph-colouring register allocation with coalescing, and runtime systems. It covers current techniques in code generation and register allocation, as well as functional and object-oriented languages. The author illustrates the most accepted and successful techniques in a concise way, rather than as an exhaustive catalogue of every possible variant. Detailed descriptions of the interfaces between the modules of a compiler are illustrated with actual ML signatures. A unique feature of the book is a well-designed compiler implementation project in ML, including front-end and 'high-tech' back-end phases, so that students can build a complete working compiler in one semester. The textbook is meant for use in a one-semester first course for undergraduates in compiler design. Accompanying software is available.

Review: "The book's layout is compact and neat, the typography clear and direct." R. Clayton, Computing Reviews

Bibliographic Details

Title: Modern Compiler Implementation in ML: Basic ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: paperback
Condition: As New