Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: glen herrmannsfeldt Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.compilers Subject: 40 year old compilers Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:14:05 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 22 Sender: johnl@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <13-06-004@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1370446034 14883 64.57.183.58 (5 Jun 2013 15:27:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:27:14 +0000 (UTC) Summary: books about 40 year old compilers Keywords: C, question Posted-Date: 05 Jun 2013 11:27:14 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:33427 comp.compilers:914 Someone in comp.lang.c is interested in understanding how a 40 years old C compilers works, but doesn't know much about compilers. Seems to me that one way to learn is to read 40 year old compiler books. I still have http://www.amazon.com/dp/047132776X (Gries) that I bought about 35 years ago, but that might not be the best to understand C compilers. So, I wonder (cross post replies) about favorite 40 year old compiler books, especially if written using C-like languages for examples, or otherwise better than average for understanding C compilers. Most should be availabl for low prices on the used book market. Gries is $0.01 plus $3.99 for shipping. For a description of the development of C, and a few other languages, one might look at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578700094 only about 15 years old, and available used starting at $0.80 (plus shipping). -- glen [Seventh edition Unix C compiler description here http://plan9.bell-labs.com/7thEdMan/vol2/ctour.bun ]