/Essentials-of-Compilation

A book about compiling Racket and Python to x86-64 assembly

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Essentials of Compilation

This is the LaTeX sources for two books, one about compiling a subset of Racket to x86-64 assembly code and the other about compiling a subset of Python, also to x86-64.

Generating the book

To generate the book (build/book.pdf), run the make command (assuming you have a full install of TeX Live).

Related resources

If you are an instructor, you may also request access to the reference implementation of the compiler and the full test suite.

Universities that have used this book

  • California Institute of Technology
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • IIIT Hyderabad
  • Portland State University
  • Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
  • University of Basel
  • University of Colorado Boulder (older version of the book)
  • University of Freiburg
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • University of Vermont
  • Wisconsin Lutheran College

Instructors, please let me know if you plan to use this book in your course!