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A Tcl to C Compiler
Forest R. Rouse and Wayne Christopher, ICEM CFD Engineering and the University of California at Davis
A Tcl compiler is described, which accepts Tcl code and generates C code as ouput. Each Tcl proc is converted into a C function that can be called as a Tcl command. This code is then compiled and linked with a special libtcl.a to create an executable. This compiler has passed all the Tcl tests, and has provided a speedup for realistic computationally-intensive applications between a factor of 5 and 10, and for simpler benchmarks up to a factor of 20. In this paper, we will discuss the compiler and the issues involved with compiling Tcl code, includ- ing suggestions for future changes to the language.
BibTeX
@inproceedings {260382,
author = {Forest R. Rouse and Wayne Christopher},
title = {A Tcl to C Compiler},
booktitle = {USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop ( USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop)},
year = {1995},
address = {Toronto, Ontario},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenix-third-annual-tcltk-workshop/tcl-c-compiler},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}
author = {Forest R. Rouse and Wayne Christopher},
title = {A Tcl to C Compiler},
booktitle = {USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop ( USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop)},
year = {1995},
address = {Toronto, Ontario},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenix-third-annual-tcltk-workshop/tcl-c-compiler},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}