Comment Re:Sounds like an interesting read... (Score 2, Informative) 178
Much of the basic material in this book was formerly published in 1996 under the more mundane title of:
The PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide
ISBN 0-9649654-0-2
edited by Steve Hoxey, Faraydon Karim, Bill Hay and Hank Warren.
The PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide
ISBN 0-9649654-0-2
edited by Steve Hoxey, Faraydon Karim, Bill Hay and Hank Warren.
That book obviously had no qualms about targeting a narrow audience and it served its purpose well.
When Sun was awarded patent #6,073,150 it had a familiar ring. Sure enough: figure 3-25 on page 50 of "PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide". Only the patent was awarded in 2000 and the Guide was published in 1996. That was about where I lost respect for the patent process.
