Re: Third party compiler middle and back-end

Daniel Zazula <danielzazula@gmail.com> wrote:


> I want to write a compiler that generates assembly, but I do not know
> assembly, I've already started studying the FASM, but it will take
> much time to learn everything I need to know in order to write a
> decent back-end.


It is a little unusual to try writing a compiler without knowing
a reasonable amount about the instruction set of the processor,
but I suppose it is possible.


Note that "assembly language" sometimes means the hardware
instructions in symbolic form, and other times the assembler
input including non-code-generating assembler instructions.


> So I though about using a third party back-end, I would write the
> front-end that parse the language into a intermediate code and leave
> the rest to the back-end. I gave a look at GCC but it is too big, too
> vast and too complex for what I want. Microsoft's Phoenix also don't
> work for me since it generates CIL.


To me, the LCC back end is much more readable. Then again,
that could just be me.


(snip)


-- glen

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