CHAPTER 8
Code Generation
The final phase in our compiler model is the code generator. It takes as input the intermediate representation (IR) produced by the front end of the compiler, along with relevant symbol table information, and produces as output a semantically equivalent target program, as shown in Fig. 8.1.
Figure 8.1 Position of code generator
The requirements imposed on a code generator are severe. The target program must preserve the semantic meaning of the source program and be of high quality; that is, it must make effective use of the available resources of the target machine. Moreover, the code generator itself must run efficiently. ...
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