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Compiler Tools

Assembler

Linker

COptimizer

Code

Generator

.asm

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C Compiler

Run-time

Libraries

.out

Parser

.c

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To use the compiler tools on this C source file (dotP.c), the source goes through the parser which checks C syntax, then through the C optimizer which will optimize our C code, then to the code generator, which creates an assembly language file. This assembly language file is passed through the assembler, which creates an object file, then is linked to create an output file.

For the C environment, run-time support libraries are also linked. The run-time support libraries allow us to do things like initialization of variables and initializing the processor for the C environment.