Incremental code generation in a distributed integrated programming environment / Michael James McCarthy.

Abstract

This thesis presents a new method for performing incremental code generation in a distributed integrated programming environment. A prototype implementation of such an incremental code generator is also described. The study derives a new retargetable incremental instruction algorithm from a non-incremental instruction selection technique in the framework of a precise model of the underlying program representation. The resulting algorithm incrementally regenerates locally optimal object code after the replacement of a subtree in an abstract syntax tree program representation.