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References

Source codes, blogs:

• Small C compilers:
  • originally influenced by r9cc (but drop later): it follows front-to-back approach, easier to see immediate results, testing, etc.
  • cproc: simple, clear, doing what it says
  • others: lcc, scc, rcc, rucc, wgtcc, crust
• Resources for Amateur Compiler Writers
• Writing a C Compiler
• Building A C Compiler Type System: Part 1, Part 2
• Discussions on small C compilers: HN, HN, Reddit
• My First Fifteen Compilers
• Cranelift:
  • Discussion and papers about cranelift and EBB: Reddit
  • A treasure to learn how to use Cranelift: Cranelift backend for rustc

Books

• [ABI] System V Application Binary Interface. H.J. Lu et al. January 2, 2018.
• [C11] Programming Language C. ISO/IEC 9899:201x. N1548. Committee Draft - December 2, 2010.
• [MCD] Modern Compiler Design. Dick Grune et al. 2000.
• [TIGER] Modern Compiler Implement in ML. Andrew Appel. 1998.
• [DRAGON] Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools. Alfred V. Aho et al. 2006.
• [EaC] Engineering a Compiler. Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon. 2011.
• [EoPL] Essential of Programming Languages. Daniel P. Friedman and Mitchell Wand. 2008.
• [PAPL] Programming and Programming Languages (origin: Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation). Shriram Krishnamurthi et al.

Papers

• [IP10] PEG-based transformer provides front-, middle and back-end stages in a simple compiler. Ian Piumarta. 2010. DOI 10.1145/1942793.1942796.
• [AG06] An Incremental Approach to Compiler Construction. Abdulaziz Ghuloum. 2006.