Re: Machine language and assembler translators?

"Jatin Bhateja, Noida" wrote:


> Now my personal view is that all the above work can also be achieved
> by using a cross complier but for that we have to make the changes in
> the complier backend. Instead of doing that cant we make a tool which
> convert the assembly language of one architecture to another
> architecture machine language.


Of course it's doable, a JIT compiler does such a conversion on the
fly. But for good performance of the converted code a *virtual*
machine should be chosen for the input code, that maps well to
existing machines of every kind, instead of some *really* existing
machine.


> [Both machine language translators and assembler translators have
> been around approximately forever. It's straightforward except for
> self-modifying code, and incompatible byte order and data formats.
> -John]


sic!


DoDi

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