Re: Need a C compiler for a new processor.

Guillaume Comeau wrote:


> 3. I am looking for the shortest path solution. I was told a
> compiler was a two man-year job, which is too long for my taste. I'd
> rather use an existing C front-end and map the result into my
> instruction set if at all possible.


> Any suggestion, pointer or comment for someone who has been down
> that road before would be much appreciated. >


Here's another place you can have a look, the Eli tools


www.cs.colorado.edu/~eliuser


There's an existing C specification. All the semantic analysis are
done. You need to add memory analysis and the final code generation
for your processor. Eli even includes a tool for text based output, so
if your code is in ascii form, Eli is very suitable.


Of course you need to learn the tool. If you're a full time developer,
I guess 6 month can get most of your work done. You can definitely get
your work done in 1 year.


Cheers.


Haibing

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