Re: The development tendency of compilation tech?

"Derek M. Jones" <derek@knosof.co.uk>
15 Jan 2007 15:42:31 -0500

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From: "Derek M. Jones" <derek@knosof.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 15 Jan 2007 15:42:31 -0500
Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service
References: 07-01-043
Keywords: optimize
Posted-Date: 15 Jan 2007 15:42:31 EST

Hello Yunzhi Xue,


> I'm working on a survey of the development tendency of compilation
> technology. But there are too many issues and I am such a Green
> Hand. So could anybody please tell my about the possible major trend
> of compilation tech?
>
> Best wishes
> Yunzhi
> [So what's new in compilers this year? -John]


The only really new thing in compilers over the last few years has
been optimizing for low power consumption.


Will this be the year that gcc or some other industry strength
compiler supports a -opt_power optimizer switch?


I have not seen any research on compilers automatically searching for
header files that are not found in the specified directories to
search.


But the question was about major trends.


Can we predict how long it will be before gcc is the world's only C
compiler? It provides tough competition and there are not many
commercial vendors left.


What other major trends?


        o People will continue to invent what they claim to be new
languages.


        o the effort required to write a commercial quality compiler
will continue to grow and fewer and fewer of them will be written.


        o Most of the world's source code will still be written in a
language for which there is no decent open source compiler (ie,
Cobol).


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