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Sulong - execution of LLVM-based languages on the JVM: position paper

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Matthias Grimmer,

Hanspeter MössenböckAuthors Info & Claims

ICOOOLPS '16: Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on Implementation, Compilation, Optimization of Object-Oriented Languages, Programs and Systems

Article No.: 7, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3012408.3012416

Published: 17 July 2016 Publication History

Abstract

For the last decade, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) has been a popular platform to host languages other than Java. Language implementation frameworks like Truffle allow the implementation of dynamic languages such as JavaScript or Ruby with competitive performance and completeness. However, statically typed languages are still rare under Truffle. We present Sulong, an LLVM IR interpreter that brings all LLVM-based languages including C, C++, and Fortran in one stroke to the JVM. Executing these languages on the JVM enables a wide area of future research, including high-performance interoperability between high-level and low-level languages, combination of static and dynamic optimizations, and a memory-safe execution of otherwise unsafe and unmanaged languages.

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Sulong - execution of LLVM-based languages on the JVM: position paper
1. Hardware
  1. Emerging technologies
    1. Analysis and design of emerging devices and systems
      1. Emerging languages and compilers
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Contextual software domains
      1. Software infrastructure
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ICOOOLPS '16: Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on Implementation, Compilation, Optimization of Object-Oriented Languages, Programs and Systems

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DOI:10.1145/3012408

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