How Can a Machine Reads a Compiler Since A Compiler is Written in Text! Not Binaries? Post: 302257985

Sponsored Content

Top Forums Programming How Can a Machine Reads a Compiler Since A Compiler is Written in Text! Not Binaries? Post 302257985 by f.ben.isaac on Thursday 13th of November 2008 01:41:50 PM

11-13-2008

Registered User

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim mcnamara

You are asking the chicken & egg question - which comes first?
You can write a binary executable directly in hex, so very early assemblers (which are compilers) were written that way. There also were link editors as well. ld for example.

I like Corona's explanation. I think at one time I read that as well.

Most compilers are based on lex & yacc. Read about those.

>>You can write a binary executable directly in hex,

And HEX, so what translates these hexes to binaries for the compiler?
If a agree with you, writing in binary 1 & 0 will make machine understand what do you want to do! There has to be convertion between hexes to binaries and since hex is not binaries, what does the conversion! Machine does not giva a damn to anything else except if there is another binary written as a translator who translates hexes back to binary. Any idea?

I'm very new to this, i ask in a very dummy questions to know the basics - only overview, no technical stuff....

THANKS

f.ben.isaac

View Public Profile for f.ben.isaac

Find all posts by f.ben.isaac

We Also Found This Discussion For You

1. Programming

C compiler to build Sparc/Solaris binaries on Linux

Just that the Subject says. I am looking for a C compiler for Linux x86 that will allow me to compile a C source code file and the resulting binary will be able to run on a Sparc running Solaris. Thanks.

LEARN ABOUT SUSE

html::template::jit::compiler

JIT::Compiler(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					  JIT::Compiler(3)

NAME

       HTML::Template::JIT::Compiler - Compiler for HTML::Template::JIT

SYNOPSIS

	 use HTML::Template::JIT::Compiler;

	 HTML::Template::JIT->compile(...);

DESCRIPTION

       This module is used internally by HTML::Template::JIT to compile template files.  Don't use it directly - use HTML::Template::JIT instead.

AUTHOR

       Sam Tregar <sam@tregar.com>

LICENSE

       HTML::Template::JIT : Just-in-time compiler for HTML::Template

       Copyright (C) 2001 Sam Tregar (sam@tregar.com)

       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either:

       a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or

       b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this module.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this module, in the file ARTISTIC.	If not, I'll be glad to provide one.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
       Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

perl v5.12.1							    2005-12-22							  JIT::Compiler(3)

We Also Found This Discussion For You

1. Programming

C compiler to build Sparc/Solaris binaries on Linux

Discussion started by: lyonsd

LEARN ABOUT SUSE

html::template::jit::compiler