Fast Recompilation of Object Oriented Modules
Jerome Collin (Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal),, Michel Dagenais (Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal)
TL;DR
This paper presents a compilation server and fast code generator that significantly reduce recompilation times for object-oriented modules in large applications, maintaining execution speed and OO features.
Contribution
It introduces a novel compilation approach with a server and fast code generator integrated into SRC Modula-3, achieving notable speedups in recompilation.
Findings
Impressive recompilation speedups achieved
Impact of language features and hardware discussed
Applicable to large graphical distributed applications
Abstract
Once a program file is modified, the recompilation time should be minimized, without sacrificing execution speed or high level object oriented features. The recompilation time is often a problem for the large graphical interactive distributed applications tackled by modern OO languages. A compilation server and fast code generator were developed and integrated with the SRC Modula-3 compiler and Linux ELF dynamic linker. The resulting compilation and recompilation speedups are impressive. The impact of different language features, processor speed, and application size are discussed.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques · Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems · Logic, programming, and type systems