Re: compiler or interpreter for basic comp architecture

On 28 Oct 1999 02:06:23 -0400, "Henrique Seganfredo"
<dcc6hs@joinville.udesc.br> wrote:


>....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....


If you're building your own hardware, a stack machine is one of the
easiest to create a compiler for. You should check out the virtual
machines specs for both Forth and Java and also check out the material
at


http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~koopman/stack.html


Stack designs work well for slow RAM or designs with little memory.
Register machines quickly overwhelm them as RAM becomes plentiful and
speeds increase. But ... this is a learning exercise.


Good luck!




George Neuner
Dynamic Resolutions, Inc.

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