Conditional Compilation for Excluding Addressable Entities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack the ability to efficiently exclude addressable entities from program translations, leading to unnecessary code being loaded into processor memory, which can consume resources and reduce performance.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for processing an excludable addressable entity, which involves receiving source code with an excludable indicator, generating a first translation of the source code, and excluding the addressable entity from a second translation by including excluding information, allowing for selective exclusion of code from program translations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If extra source code is included in the executable for debugging and profiling, then the functionality for technical support and error detection is improved, but the code size and memory usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts unnecessary code (debugging, profiling, error detection) from the final executable by using preprocessor directives to conditionally compile only the essential user-facing code. This allows the core functionality to remain while removing bloat that consumes memory and processing resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different compilation qualities to different parts of the codebase by using conditional compilation directives. Essential user code is compiled with full optimization, while debugging and profiling code can be selectively included or excluded based on the compilation context, allowing local optimization of code quality and size.
2Reliability
If debugging and profiling code is included in the executable, then technical support and performance monitoring capabilities are improved, but the execution speed and resource efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes debugging and profiling code from the production executable using conditional compilation. This extraction ensures that only essential code remains in the final binary, maximizing execution speed while maintaining the ability to include such code in development versions when technical support capabilities are needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If all addressable entities are translated into machine code, then complete functionality is preserved, but memory consumption and loading time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and excludes specific addressable entities from the final machine code translation using excluding information generated during the translation process. This allows the translation system to produce a smaller, more efficient executable that contains only the necessary functionality for the user's needs, rather than translating every addressable entity in the source code.
4Adaptability or versatility
If extra code is included for potential future use, then adaptability is improved, but the initial resource usage and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes code inclusion dynamic through conditional compilation directives. Code that may be needed in the future can be written with conditional markers that allow it to be easily included or excluded based on the compilation context. This provides adaptability without permanently increasing the complexity of the production executable, as the conditional code paths are removed during compilation unless explicitly needed.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are described for processing an excludable addressable entity. Source code is received that includes a first addressable identifiable entity specified in a programming language. An excludable indicator is detected, in the source code, indicating that the first addressable identifiable entity is excludable from a second translation of the source code. A first translation, of the source code, is generated that includes a first translation of the first addressable entity. In response to the detecting of the excludable indicator, excluding information is generated that identifies the first translation of the first addressable identifiable entity as excludable for excluding the first addressable identifiable entity from the second translation generated from the first translation of the source code.