Late-breaking news and to-do items for the Spring 2006 incarnation of the course, 15-745 Optimizing Compilers http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web I am really looking forward to a good semester of compiler hacking. Please visit the course web site often. It will provide most of the online resources you need to complete the course. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web Make sure you join the course mailing list by sending a quick email to Mike DeRosa. mailto:mderosa@cs.cmu.edu We recommend that you get the textbook by Steven Muchnick, "Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation". A few copies are available in the CMU Bookstore, as well as the major online booksellers. http://www.cmu.edu/bookstore The first task has been posted to the website. This task is due back 1/26/2006. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/tasks.html The Java setup section of the L3 specification and reference document has been updated. Please see the new document if you experience any compilation errors when trying to make the java compiler. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/l3.pdf The second task has been posted. Due back 2/9/06. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/tasks.html The first of several planned advice columns has been posted. This one gives some tips on implementing available-expressions analysis. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/columns/available-expressions.html The Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual is available here in PDF format. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/handouts/intelarch.pdf A brief guide to the internals of the L3 compilers is now available. You may find this helpful for your tasks. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/handouts/internals.pdf An advice column on how to get over the intimidation of actually having to make changes to a compiler. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/columns/scary-compiler.html The third task has been posted. Due back 2/23/06. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/tasks.html The fourth task has been posted. Due back 3/27/06. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/tasks.html The reading list and discussion guidelines for the seminar portion of the course. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/readinglist.html The schedule for paper presentations has been updated.. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/readinglist.html An optional worksheet focusing on analysis problems has been posted. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/index.html The projects page of the course web site has been updated with links to all of the project web sites. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s06/web/projects.html