Selective post-compile conversion
US7634762B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for selective post-compile conversion of data protocol-specific source code elements to restore the intended functionality of the source code without requiring precompilation alteration of the latter. Byte-ordering dependent source code issues may be addressed using the current invention, possibly requiring the alteration, deletion and/or addition of one or more instructions to the post-compile output. Invention may enable portability of software programs from a first processor platform and OS to a second environment such as a second hardware and OS or a simulated, emulated or virtualized environment representing a second hardware architecture, by compiling the software program source code according to the second environment and selectively converting the data protocol specific code elements in the object/executable file, produced by the aforementioned compilation, to restore their intended functionality.
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