Re: Status of octave compilers

[Paul Thomas]

The ocatve to C++ translator by Jens Rueckenagel is probably the most 
complete attempt at an octave "compiler" that you will find.  It is based on 
a start made by JD Cole.

http://www.stud.tu-ilmenau.de/~rueckn/

Jens gives information, at the end of his thesis, about speed comparisons 
between the compiled code and the interpreted code.  The gain is not very 
great as yet; partly because type inferencing is not attempted and partly 
because indexing is done in the same way as in the interpreter.  Jens says 
in his thesis that he is going to tackle some of these issues in his 
Masters..... over to you, Jens!

Paul T 




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