Hello, >If people have different opinions on intermediate code generation, I'd >like to hear them, since I've only done toy compilers in school which >always used 3address or quadruples.
I have been working in a compiler for an intermediate language that I call P-- (obviously inspired in C--) for now. The language offers some low-level abstractions (register-allocation for locals, function calls) and the idea is that it could be used for lazy language implementors that don't want to mess with low-level aspects of Parrot's VM. Register allocation is implemented using Briggs' alghorism (see http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/briggs92register.html) I was planning to finish testing it this weekend and send a first version to the list. It's mostly a learning project for myself, but it could even be useful for someone.. who knows. Sincerly, -angel who never programmed a compiler before, even in school
