Implementing Run-Time Systems in a Compiler

This thesis presents a model for the implementation of run-time systems. We divide the implementation of the run-time system in 3 sub-tasks: implementing the data types, implementing the environment, and implementing the basic control flow. To each sub-task we present a model of how solutions are specified. We define visual tools to specify primitive data types and and enviroments. These tools automatically generate compiler components that generate code to implement the run-time system functionality. Finally, we present a generic interface for interfacing memory managers to run-time system. This interface can be used to write run-time system independent garbage collectors. The methods that support this independency are automatically generated by the components mentioned above.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Durham, Alan Mitchell

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ralph Johnson

• Computer Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9737097

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/81877