compiler or interpreter for basic comp architecture

Hi folks, I am A CS student from Brazil and although I am not yet on
the semester that we have a class on compilers, I am somewhat
interested in how I can implement a interpreter or compiler for a
small 8, 16 bit or even a 32 bit cpu...


....this is because I have some projects going on the computer
architecture area, and I would like to go beyond developing the ASM
opcodes for my computers.....I think would be nice to carry them with
a simple pseudo C compiler or interpreter (like the oldie 8 bit
computers with their BASIC interpreters that were the OS, GUI and dev
tool for the user...)...


....the problem is that I have no idea on the minimum archictecture
that my system should have (# of registers, stacks, etc....) to easier
the task of doing or porting a compiler or interpreter to it....this
way I could modify my existing microprocessor projects to acquire a
nice cpu core for a possible high level approach to it....


please somebody discuss, brag about or just point some web page with
related projects or that have material on the subject... thanks for
now, :-)
--
Henrique Seganfredo (Segao)


segao@xoommail.com & dcc6hs@joinville.udesc.br & ICQ #340812

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