Simultaneous compiler binary optimizations
US8645934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44547
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method to optimize object code files produced by a compiler for several different types of target processors. The compiler divides the source code to be compiled into several functional modules. Given a specified set of target processors, each functional module is compiled resulting in a target object version for each target processor. Then, for each functional module, a merging process is performed wherein identical target object versions or target object versions with similar contents are merged by deleting the identical or similar versions. After this merging process, a composite object code file is formed containing all of the non-deleted target object versions of the function modules.
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