The MIPS compiler was the compiler we used on Digital Unix through the 3.x
releases. DECC was added in the 4.0 stream. However, many of the Unix C
compilation systems used a compiler front end (Actually, the MIPS compiler
was called CFE) with an assembler backend. This also allowed for
commonality among languages. Both Fortran, C and Ratfor could use the same
backends.
Optimizing compilers are very important for RISC chips which is why most of
the RISC vendors have aggressive optimizers and code reordering.
Michael O'Donnell wrote:
>
> When I worked with my first RISC chip (an early MIPS
> processor, circa 1990) I was briefly skeptical, but MIPS
> used (possibly even invented) that same strategy: translate
> your C with a very good compiler and a very good assembler
--
Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
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