Month: November 2009

  • Compiler to Assembler

    The gcc compiler has always worked by writing out assembly code in text format. The assembler reads this text file to produce an object file. Most compilers work this way, although there have been some exceptions such as the MIPS compiler used on Irix. Clearly this process of producing text and then parsing it again…

  • Back

    It’s been a year. I’m back. I don’t have much new to say, but I’ve been starting to write blog entries in my head, so I might as well write them here. I’ll be aiming for three posts a week for now. I’ll start with a few quick comments that came to mind as I…