Essentials of Compilation: An Incremental Approach in Python

Preface
1 Preliminaries
	1.1 Abstract Syntax Trees
	1.2 Grammars
	1.3 Pattern Matching
	1.4 Recursive Functions
	1.5 Interpreters
	1.6 Example Compiler: A Partial Evaluator
2 Integers and Variables
	2.1 The LVar Language
		2.1.1 Extensible Interpreters via Method Overriding
		2.1.2 Definitional Interpreter for LVar
	2.2 The x86Int Assembly Language
	2.3 Planning the Trip to x86
	2.4 Remove Complex Operands
	2.5 Select Instructions
	2.6 Assign Homes
	2.7 Patch Instructions
	2.8 Generate Prelude and Conclusion
	2.9 Challenge: Partial Evaluator for LVar
3 Parsing
	3.1 Lexical Analysis and Regular Expressions
	3.2 Grammars and Parse Trees
	3.3 Ambiguous Grammars
	3.4 From Parse Trees to Abstract Syntax Trees
	3.5 Earley\'s Algorithm
	3.6 The LALR(1) Algorithm
	3.7 Further Reading
4 Register Allocation
	4.1 Registers and Calling Conventions
	4.2 Liveness Analysis
	4.3 Build the Interference Graph
	4.4 Graph Coloring via Sudoku
	4.5 Patch Instructions
	4.6 Generate Prelude and Conclusion
	4.7 Challenge: Move Biasing
	4.8 Further Reading
5 Booleans and Conditionals
	5.1 The LIf Language
	5.2 Type Checking LIf Programs
	5.3 The CIf Intermediate Language
	5.4 The x86If Language
	5.5 Shrink the LIf Language
	5.6 Remove Complex Operands
	5.7 Explicate Control
	5.8 Select Instructions
	5.9 Register Allocation
		5.9.1 Liveness Analysis
		5.9.2 Build the Interference Graph
	5.10 Patch Instructions
	5.11 Generate Prelude and Conclusion
	5.12 Challenge: Optimize Blocks and Remove Jumps
		5.12.1 Optimize Blocks
		5.12.2 Remove Jumps
	5.13 Further Reading
6 Loops and Dataflow Analysis
	6.1 The LWhile Language
	6.2 Cyclic Control Flow and Dataflow Analysis
	6.3 Remove Complex Operands
	6.4 Explicate Control
	6.5 Register Allocation
7 Tuples and Garbage Collection
	7.1 The LTup Language
	7.2 Garbage Collection
		7.2.1 Two-Space Copying Collector
		7.2.2 Graph Copying via Cheney\'s Algorithm
		7.2.3 Data Representation
		7.2.4 Implementation of the Garbage Collector
	7.3 Expose Allocation
	7.4 Remove Complex Operands
	7.5 Explicate Control and the CTup Language
	7.6 Select Instructions and the x86Global Language
	7.7 Register Allocation
	7.8 Generate Prelude and Conclusion
	7.9 Challenge: Arrays
		7.9.1 Data Representation
		7.9.2 Overload Resolution
		7.9.3 Bounds Checking
		7.9.4 Expose Allocation
		7.9.5 Remove Complex Operands
		7.9.6 Explicate Control
		7.9.7 Select Instructions
	7.10 Further Reading
8 Functions
	8.1 The LFun Language
	8.2 Functions in x86
		8.2.1 Calling Conventions
		8.2.2 Efficient Tail Calls
	8.3 Shrink LFun
	8.4 Reveal Functions and the LFunRef Language
	8.5 Limit Functions
	8.6 Remove Complex Operands
	8.7 Explicate Control and the CFun Language
	8.8 Select Instructions and the x86Defcallq* Language
	8.9 Register Allocation
		8.9.1 Liveness Analysis
		8.9.2 Build Interference Graph
		8.9.3 Allocate Registers
	8.10 Patch Instructions
	8.11 Generate Prelude and Conclusion
	8.12 An Example Translation
9 Lexically Scoped Functions
	9.1 The L Language
	9.2 Assignment and Lexically Scoped Functions
	9.3 Uniquify Variables
	9.4 Assignment Conversion
	9.5 Closure Conversion
		9.5.1 An Example Translation
	9.6 Expose Allocation
	9.7 Explicate Control and CClos
	9.8 Select Instructions
	9.9 Challenge: Optimize Closures
	9.10 Further Reading
10 Dynamic Typing
	10.1 The LDyn Language
	10.2 Representation of Tagged Values
	10.3 The LAny Language
	10.4 Cast Insertion: Compiling LDyn to LAny
	10.5 Reveal Casts
	10.6 Assignment Conversion
	10.7 Closure Conversion
	10.8 Remove Complex Operands
	10.9 Explicate Control and CAny
	10.10 Select Instructions
	10.11 Register Allocation for LAny
11 Gradual Typing
	11.1 Type Checking L?
	11.2 Interpreting LCast
	11.3 Overload Resolution
	11.4 Cast Insertion
	11.5 Lower Casts
	11.6 Differentiate Proxies
	11.7 Reveal Casts
	11.8 Closure Conversion
	11.9 Select Instructions
	11.10 Further Reading
12 Generics
	12.1 Compiling Generics
	12.2 Resolve Instantiation
	12.3 Erase Generic Types
A Appendix
	A.1 x86 Instruction Set Quick Reference
References
Index