Re: State of the Art

Matt Luckman <lucky@htsoft.com>
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:58:45 +1000

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From: Matt Luckman <lucky@htsoft.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:58:45 +1000
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 08-07-033
Keywords: optimize, practice
Posted-Date: 29 Jul 2008 19:21:57 EDT

Peter wrote:
So, let me ask the following questions:
> - In your opinion, what are the greatest advances in compiler
> construction in the last ten years?


We've had a lot of success moving our embedded C compilers to
whole-program compilation. Once the compiler can "see" the entire
program, there are a lot of optimizations that can be done, particularly
with pointers and register allocation. Whitepaper here:
http://www.htsoft.com/news/070309_Whitepaper-OmniscientCodeGeneration_FINAL.pdf


cheers,
--
Matt Luckman
HI-TECH Software Pty Ltd
www.htsoft.com


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