Definition of programming languages using transformational semantics
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One method of implementing a high- level language is to translate programs written in it to an intermediate language and interpret the object programs in that intermediate language on the target machine . For an efficient implementation the design of the intermediate language will depend on both the high- level language and the target machine . The idea that an intermediate language suited to the high- level language and a particular target machine can be generated automatically from...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Edwards, Stephen John | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-01T03:59:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-01T03:59:14Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 1982 | |
dc.identifier.other | b1319502 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/136650 | |
dc.description.abstract | One method of implementing a high- level language is to translate programs written in it to an intermediate language and interpret the object programs in that intermediate language on the target machine . For an efficient implementation the design of the intermediate language will depend on both the high- level language and the target machine . The idea that an intermediate language suited to the high- level language and a particular target machine can be generated automatically from descriptions of that language and machine is introduced in this thesis. This requires an "interpreter generator" to produce, from the two descriptions , the high- level language compiler producing intermediate language code, and an interpreter for that intermediate language on the target machine . Such a system is discussed in an appendix . This thesis develops a method for describing a high-level language designed for use in the context of an interpreter generator. This method describes a given language by translating it to a target language with known semantics, that is, by transformational semantics . The translation is defined by a high- level programming lan uage desi ned for the purpose . The target language is not machine orien ed and this reduces the possibility of the description method affectin the perceived structure of the high- level language . Four example definitions , one of a subset of Pascal , are given in appendices . Emphasis is placed on designing a practical , rather than theoretical , high- level language description method . The proposed way in which the intermediate language might be extracted from such a description is outlined by a number of examples . | |
dc.format.extent | 320 leaves | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Programming languages (Electronic computers) Semantics | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Interpreters (Computer programs) | |
dc.title | Definition of programming languages using transformational semantics | |
dc.type | Thesis (PhD) | |
local.contributor.supervisor | Hurst, John | |
dcterms.valid | 1982 | |
local.description.notes | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1982. This thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act. | |
local.type.degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
dc.date.issued | 1982 | |
local.contributor.affiliation | The Australian National University | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.25911/5d70eeab4e0bc | |
dc.date.updated | 2017-11-22T22:03:58Z | |
local.identifier.proquest | Yes | |
local.mintdoi | mint | |
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