The TL/2 Compiler

General Design Objectives

Why Another Java Compiler?

TL/2's design objectives are:

1. Lightweight, optimizing back end for code generators that emit Java source code, e.g., Axis stubs.
   • TL/2 features in-memory compilation for transient objects, such as stubs.
   • The program may be supplied as an XML document
   • Some bytecode-level primitives

2. System test article for JBurg; demonstration of BURS technology applied to Java compilation.

3. Relatively simple compiler design and implementation that can serve as a platform for language research.

Major TL/2 Subsystems

• Parser
• Intermediate Representation
• Semantic Analyzer
• Abstract Class Information
• Code Emitter