-MIPS RISCompiler Language Suite

1.1 Benefits of RISC Design

MIPS RISCompiler Language Suite

Some compiler products are derived from disparate sources and consequently do not fit together very well. Instead of treating each language's compiler as a separate entity, the MIPS RISCompilerTM language suite shares common elements across the entire family of compilers. In this way the language suite offers both tight integration and broad language coverage.

The MIPS language suite supports:

industry-standard front ends for the following languages (C, FORTRAN, Pascal)
a common intermediate language, offering an efficient way to add language front ends over time
all of the back end optimization and code generation
the same object format and calling conventions
mixed-language programs
debugging of programs written in all languages, including mixtures

This language suite approach yields high-quality compilers for all languages, since common elements make up the majority of each of the language products. In addition, this approach provides the ability to develop and execute multi-language programs, promoting flexibility in development, avoiding the necessity of recoding proven program segments, and protecting the user's software investment. The common back-end also exports optimizing and code-generating improvements immediately throughout the language suite, thereby reducing maintenance.

Copyright 1996, MIPS Technologies, Inc. -- 21 MAR 96

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