15-411 Compiler Design
| Fall 2009 |
| Frank Pfenning |
| Lecture, TuTh 1:30-2:50, GHC 4102 |
| 12 units |
This course covers the design and implementation of compiler
and runtime systems for high-level languages, and examines the
interaction between language design, compiler design, and runtime
organization. Topics covered include lexical and syntactic analysis,
type-checking, program analysis, code generation and optimization,
memory management, and runtime organization.
Prerequisites: 15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems
What's New?
- (9/10) Test suite 1 for Lab 1 has been released in the svn repository.
Both suite 0 and suite 1 will be used to test your compilers.
- (9/4) Lecture notes for Lecture 2: Instruction
Selection are now available.
- (9/4) The lab is also available as a compressed tar file
lab1.tgz. If there are changes to the
lab, this file is unlikely to be updated in a timely manner.
The subversion repository is your authoritative source.
- (9/4) Java starter code for Lab 1 on Register Allocation is now available.
The next time you svn update in the lab1 directory, you should get
this starter code (thanks to Ruy Ley-Wild!).
- (9/3) A corrected version of the
x86-64 Machine-Level Programming overview
by Randy Bryant and Dave O'Hallaron is now available.
- (9/3) LaTeX source for Assignment 1
is now available, in case you want to typeset your answers.
- (9/2) Assignment 1 on
Instruction Selection
and Register Allocation is out, due Tue Sep 9, 1:30pm
(at the beginning of lecture).
- (9/2) Lab 1 on Register Allocation is out.
You can download the lab from the subversion repository from
https://cvs.concert.cs.cmu.edu/15411-f09/<team> with
the password that was emailed to you. Please email the instructor
in case of problems. The deadline for handin has been moved back
by one day (Wed Sep 9, 23:59pm for test files,
Wed Sep 16, 23:59pm for compilers).
- (9/2) Accounts on the Autolab server have been set up.
Important: Log in with the name of your team (which
will be some cheese) and the empty password the first time, then
choose a password to share with your partner. Always use your
team name for the Autolab server.
- (9/1) Lectures notes for Lecture 1: Overview
and Lecture 3: Register Allocation are now
available.
- (8/31) Accounts on the lab machines
have been set up. Please follow the instructions to log
into the machines.
- (8/23) Website created.
- Prior instances of this course by this instructor:
Course Material
Course Information
| Lectures |
TuTh 1:30-2:50, GHC 4102 |
| Textbook |
(optional)
Andrew W. Appel
Modern Compiler Implementation in ML
Cambridge University Press, 1998
ISBN 0-521-60764-7 (paperback)
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| Credit |
12 units |
| Grading |
70% Labs, 30% Written assignments
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| Labs |
There are 6 labs worth a total of 700 points
Labs can be done individually or in pairs
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| Assignments |
There are 5 written assignments worth a total of 300 points
Written assignments must be done individually
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| Exams |
There will be no midterm or final exams for this class
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| Home |
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~fp/courses/15411-f09/ |
| Blackboard |
http://www.cmu.edu/blackboard/
Used only for tracking of grades
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| Newsgroup |
academic.cs.15-411 |
Instructor
| |
Frank Pfenning |
| Contact |
fp@cs or x8-6343 |
| Office |
Wean Hall 8117 |
| Office Hours |
Wed 1:00-2:00 |
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Teaching Assistants
| | Contact |
Office Hours |
| Ruy Ley-Wild | rleywild@cs |
Tue 11:00-12:00
GHC 9015 |
| Miguel Silva | miguels@cs |
Thu 4:30-5:30
GHC 7707 |
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