ACORN: APL to C on real numbers

Authors:
Robert Bernecky;Charles Brenner;Stephen B. Jaffe;George P. Moeckel
Affiliations:
-;-;Mobil Research and Developneat Corp., Paulsborc Research Laboratory, Paulsboro. New Jersey;Mobil Research and Developneat Corp., Dallas Research Laboratory, 13777 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas
Venue:
APL '90 Conference proceedings on APL 90: for the future
Year:
1990

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Abstract

a prototype APL to C compiler (ACORN: APL to C On Real Numbers) was produced while investigating improved tools for solving numerically intensive problems on supercomputers. ACORN currently produces code which runs slower than hand-coded Cray FORTRAN, but we have identified the major performance bottlenecks, and believe we know how to remove them. Although created in a short time on a limited budget, and intended only as a proof of the feasibility of compiling APL for numerically intensive environments, ACORN has shown that straightforward compiled APL will be able to compete with hand-optimized FORTRAN in many common supercomputer applications.