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Menhir: An Environment for High Performance Matlab

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Languages, Compilers, and Run-Time Systems for Scalable Computers (LCR 1998)

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In this paper we present Menhir a compiler for generating sequential or parallel code from the Matlab language. The compiler has been designed in the context of using Matlab as a specification language. One of the major features of Menhir is its retargetability that allows generating parallel and sequential C or Fortran code. We present the compilation process and the target system description for Menhir. Preliminary performances are given and compared with MCC, the MathWorks Matlab compiler.

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  1. IRISA-INRIA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes, France

    Stéphane Chauveau & François Bodin

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  1. Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3891, USA

    David R. O’Hallaron

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Chauveau, S., Bodin, F. (1998). Menhir: An Environment for High Performance Matlab. In: O’Hallaron, D.R. (eds) Languages, Compilers, and Run-Time Systems for Scalable Computers. LCR 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1511. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49530-4_3

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