CHAPTER 7
Run-Time Environments
A compiler must accurately implement the abstractions embodied in the source- language definition. These abstractions typically include the concepts we discussed in Section 1.6 such as names, scopes, bindings, data types, operators, procedures, parameters, and flow-of-control constructs. The compiler must cooperate with the operating system and other systems software to support these abstractions on the target machine.
To do so, the compiler creates and manages a run-time environment in which it assumes its target programs are being executed. This environment deals with a variety of issues such as the layout and allocation of storage locations for the objects named in the source program, the mechanisms used by ...
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