We have just made a release of the ParaSail interpreter, VM,
llvm-based compiler, and ParaScope static analysis tool (aka "static
catcher of programming errors"). This is version 7.0. It includes a
nearly complete re-write of the llvm-based compiler. After attempting
other approaches, we finally went back to the ParaSail front end and had
it annotate every PSVM instruction with a set of virtual register
numbers in addition to a stack offset for local variables. This allows
the backend to generate much better LLVM (and eventually will also
simplify the job of doing more advanced static analysis). The compiler
also automatically inlines small routines, including routines from the
ParaSail standard library, so function call overhead in the presence of
layers of abstraction can be much reduced.
This release is the first in a while to include binaries, though it only includes binaries for Mac and Linux (Windows is being difficult ... ;-{). The release is at:
http://bit.ly/psl7rel
If you have any problems, please report them on the ParaSail google group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/parasail-programming-language
This release is the first in a while to include binaries, though it only includes binaries for Mac and Linux (Windows is being difficult ... ;-{). The release is at:
http://bit.ly/psl7rel
If you have any problems, please report them on the ParaSail google group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/parasail-programming-language
