Questions tagged [compilation]
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Is there any logical reason to "store" just one object file (.o) into archival file (.a)?
As far as I understand (not much), the archival .a file is just, roughly speaking, the collection/batch of object .o files. It's like a library of compiled code that can be cached and which can be ...
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why do we need instructions set for processor or controller?
Why is it necessary to have an instruction set for processors and controllers? Can't we simply convert high-level language programs, like those written in C, directly into binaries without the need ...
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When writing a tokenizer, what is the standard practice for handling aliased language keywords?
When writing a tokenizer, what is the standard practice for handling aliased language keywords? For example, notethat signed short int is a language keyword in C++ and several aliases might be allowed....
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How to Validate Output Binary During/After Compilation on Platform without ECC Memory [closed]
On a platform with ECC memory, you can assure the compiled binary is 100% legit with EDAC daemon. (single-bit error will be corrected automatically, and multi-bit error will be logged so you can just ...
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How could i reduce compilation time without using less templates? [duplicate]
I am part of a small project that is doing some research code in C++. Our work involves a lot of mathematics and due to its nature we often need to temporarily use other people's code/libraries. To ...
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Does the JVM compile bytecode into machine code and run it or does it just run bytecode directly?
Java source code is compiled into bytecode for the JVM. But, how does JVM convert bytecode into machine code? Does it re-compile bytecode into machine code and then run it? Or does it simply just run ...
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How is it possible to have an efficient edit-compile-try cycle on large codebases?
Related (but different) question: How do you dive into large code bases? I have always worked on small projects where editing a piece of code is easy: you modify the code, you recompile and in a ...
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How specific is hardware optimization when building from source/how do I know?
How specific is hardware optimization when building from source and what should I look for in the documentation to decide if building for my hardware might be worth it? From threads like this one I ...
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Do C# compilers optimize away the facade pattern?
In C#, if I hide away implementation behind a facade, or the "pimpl" pattern, does the compiler optimize away the intermediate function call if all it's doing is calling an equivalent method from ...
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Gradle build interdependence between compilation and integration test
Scenario After having written an integration test in in JUnit 5, that executes the compiled project.jar, I used to manually compile the project after modifications, then manually execute the ...
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How to modify and compile ONLY few java files among many thousands and deploy? [closed]
This is basically a code development question that deals with frequent changes to one or more java files among many thousands. A few years ago, as a software intern, I was given a large java / jsp ...
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Solving issues in using post and pre increment operators as part of expressions
I recently had a discussion with a friend about code maintainability with regards to modifying an iterator inside of the body of a loop (C# syntax): List<int> test = new List<int>(); for (...
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Novice programmer(s) frustrated by lack of a glossary of compiler errors
A friend of my family asked me for a bit of help as he learns to program (in the C language). As we were talking, he expressed frustration about having a hard time understanding the error messages his ...
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Can I compile PHP to hide the code?
A pretty critical issue came up, which is more legal than technical, but I hope to find a lower cost technical solution. There are laws in some countries (I'll leave out name) where you have to keep ...
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Circular dependency problem
"Single item in a set depends on the whole set. Set depends on that item." I'm creating a compiler (https://github.com/SuperJMN/Plotty). In the last stage, the Intermediate Code is converted to ...
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