Links
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Classical compilers
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The following list gives a summary of some compilers that exist in the open
source land.

* `LLVM`

  A relatively new and popular compiler. LLVM stands for low level virtual
  machine, a compiler written in C++. This is a big inspiration place for
  ppci!
  http://llvm.org

* `GCC`

  The gnu compiler. The famous open source compiler.
  https://gcc.gnu.org/

* `ACK`

  The amsterdam compiler kit.
  http://tack.sourceforge.net/

* `lcc`

  A retargetable C compiler.
  https://github.com/drh/lcc


Other compilers written in python
---------------------------------


* `zxbasic`

  Is a freebasic compiler written in python.
  http://www.boriel.com/wiki/en/index.php/ZXBasic

* `python-msp430-tools`

  A msp430 tools project in python.
  https://launchpad.net/python-msp430-tools


Citations
---------


.. [Smith2004]
    "A generalized algorithm for graph-coloring register allocation",
    2004,
    Michael D. Smith and Norman Ramsey and Glenn Holloway.

.. [Runeson2003]
    "Retargetable Graph-Coloring Register Allocation for
    Irregular Architectures",
    2003,
    Johan Runeson and Sven-Olof Nystrom.
    http://user.it.uu.se/~svenolof/wpo/AllocSCOPES2003.pdf

.. [George1996]
    "Iterated Register Coalescing",
    1996,
    Lal George and Andrew W. Appel.

.. [Briggs1994]
    "Improvements to graph coloring register allocation",
    1994,
    Preston Briggs, Keith D. Cooper and Linda Torczon

.. [Chaitin1982]
    "Register Allocation and Spilling via Graph Coloring",
    1982,
    G. J. Chaitin.