Optimizing general purpose compiler optimization

2005 Computing Frontiers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 180-188

  Haneda, M ^a   Knijnenburg, P M W ^a   Wijshoff, H A G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back end optimization; Compiler switches; Compiler tuning; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BACK-END OPTIMIZATION; COMPILER SWITCHES; COMPILER TUNING;

PROGRAM COMPILERS;

EID: 33644636565     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1062261.1062293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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