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Formalizing resource allocation in a compiler

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On the basis of an A-normal form intermediate language we formally specify resource allocation in a compiler for a strict functional language. Here, resource is to be understood in the most general sense: registers, temporaries, data representations, etc. All these should be (and can be, but have never been) specified formally. Our approach employs a non-standard annotated type system for the formalization. Although A-normal form turns out not to be the ideal vehicle for this investigation, we can prove some basic properties using the formalization.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, England

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Thiemann, P. (1998). Formalizing resource allocation in a compiler. In: Leroy, X., Ohori, A. (eds) Types in Compilation. TIC 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1473. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0055518

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