Recommendation wanted: good book on data flow analysis +

cm@cavsys.demon.co.uk writes:
> ...recommendations for books covering advanced optimisation strategies,
> data flow analysis, and related topics in detail.


You could try


@book{Hecht77,
author="Matthew S Hecht",
title="Flow Analysis of Computer Programs",
publisher="Elsevier North-Holland",
series="The Computer Science Library: Programming Language Series",
year="1977",
isbn="0-444-00210-3",
notes="VERY mathematical; if some of the exercises in ``The Art of Computer
Programming'' are rated M then the whole of this book ought to be rated
M^2"
}


> I am already familiar with standard texts such as Aho/Sethi/Ullman etc.


(From the references of the ``Red'' Dragon Book) you could also try


@book{MuchnickJones81,
author="S S Muchnick \and N D Jones",
title="Program Flow Analysis: Theory and Applications",
publisher="Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ",
year="1981",
notes="Sorry I dont have a copy of this book in my collection so can quote the
ISBN for. The opening chapter by Kennedy it particularly useful."}


@book{Arklametal82,
author="Patrica Arklam, David Cutler, {Roger Heinen, Jr} \and M Donald
MacLaren",
title="engineering a compiler: VAX-11 Code Generation and Optimisation",
publisher="Digital Press",
year=1982,
isbn="0-932376-19-3",
notes="Discussed the development of two production compilers (VAX PL/I-G
and VAX C) including discussions on object format and global optimisations.
Despite the year of publication the references are to the ``Green'' Dragon
Book rather than the ``Red'' one."
}
>[I don't know of any compiler texts significantly better on optimization than
>the now somewhat aged red dragon book, but would love to hear of some. -John]


Maybe the above three (which are of similar vintage) will fill in the gatps
for some people. :-)


Regards, Trevor.


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