Modern Compiler Design

Dick Grune • Kees van Reeuwijk • Henri E. Bal Ceriel J.H. Jacobs • Koen Langendoen Modern Compiler Design Second Edition Dick Grune Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ceriel J.H. Jacobs Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Kees van Reeuwijk Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Koen Langendoen Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands Henri E. Bal Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com. ISBN 978-1-4614-4698-9 ISBN 978-1-4614-4699-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4699-6 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012941168 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Preface Twelve years have passed since the first edition of Modern Compiler Design. For many computer science subjects this would be more than a life time, but since compiler design is probably the most mature computer science subject, it is different. An adult person develops more slowly and differently than a toddler or a teenager, and so does compiler design. The present book reflects that. Improvements to the book fall into two groups: presentation and content. The ‘look and feel’ of the book has been modernized, but more importantly we have rearranged significant parts of the book to present them in a more structured manner: large chapters have been split and the optimizing code generation techniques have been collected in a separate chapter. Based on reader feedback and experiences in teaching