Patent
1997-11-03
1999-10-12
Hafiz, Tariq R.
395704, 395705, 395707, G06F 944
Patent
active
059665394
ABSTRACT:
A computer system is directed to convert a program written as a plurality of high level source code modules into corresponding machine executable code. The source code modules are compiled into an object code module, and the object code modules are translated into a single linked code module in the form of a register translation language and logical symbol table compatible with a plurality of computer system hardware architectures. The source code program structures are recovered from the linked code module, and the linked code module is partitioned into a plurality of procedure, and instructions of each of the procedures grouped into basic blocks. A procedure flow graph is constructed for each of the procedures, and a program call graph is constructed for the linked code module. The linked code module is modified by eliminating dead code and moving loop-invariant code from loops. The modified linked code is converted into machine executable code compatible with a target one of said plurality of computer system hardware architectures.
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Digital Equipment Corporation
Hafiz Tariq R.
Ingberg Todd
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