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The paper presents an approach to the translation validation of an optimizing compiler which translates synchronous C programs into machine code programs. Being synchronous means that both source and target programs are loop free. This enables representation of each of these programs by a single state transformer, and verification of the translation correctness is based on comparison of the source and target state transformers. The approach has been implemented on a tool called MCVT which is also described.
This research was supported in part by the Minerva Center for Verification of Reactive Systems, IST project SafeAir-II, and NSF grant CCR-0205571
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Gordin, I., Leviathan, R., Pnueli, A. (2004). Validating the Translation of an Industrial Optimizing Compiler. In: Wang, F. (eds) Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis. ATVA 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3299. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30476-0_21
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