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1 Division of Computer Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110 078, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 112, No 05 (2017), Pagination: 906-907
Abstract
Bootstrapping and cross-compilation are two classic and important concepts in compiler construction. Bootstrapping is the process of implementing a compiler in the language that it is supposed to compile. Alternatively, cross-compilation is the process where a compiler executes on one computer architecture and generates target programs to be executed on another computer architecture. This note compares and contrasts the two concepts.
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