acmfiu@fiu.edu (ACMFIU) (11/08/90)
Has anyone worked with the pascal p-code compiler? In "Software -- Practice and Experience" Volume 8, pp 617-627, R.E. Berry discusses his experience with such a compiler and also talks about discussion going on about optimization phases in the assembler. Did this ever amount to anything? Also, A.J.T. Colin in Computer Journal, 1963, pp 67-68, "Note on coding Reverse Polish expressions for single-address computers with one accumulator" discusses a RPN system that has been implemented in a pascal p-code compiler by folks at the University of Hull, U.K. (cf SPE, Vol 10, pp 241). Has anyone implemented this? albert chin ... acmfiu@fiu.edu -- Send compilers articles to compilers@iecc.cambridge.ma.us or {ima | spdcc | world}!esegue!compilers. Meta-mail to compilers-request.