Compiler to interpreter: experiences with a distributed programming language

摘要

One interpretive approach for handling concurrency is to provide an interpreter instance for each executing language-level process. Such an approach has mainly been applied to concurrent implementations of logic and functional languages. This paper describes the use of this approach in constructing an interpreter for an imperative, distributed programming language from an existing compiler and run-time support system (RTS). Primary design goals were to exploit the existing compiler to the extent possible as well as to have minimal impact on the RTS used to support concurrency.