The design and implementation of a Pascal-based language for array processor architectures

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Parallel Distrib. Comput.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0743-7315(87)90037-2· OSTI ID:6055906

Perrott, R H; Lyttle, R W; Dhillon, P S

This paper describes the programming language Actus II, which has evolved from the Pascal-based parallel language Actus, and has also been influenced by the architecture of array processors. This language facilitates the construction of parallel algorithms in a notation which is independent of the underlying architecture. Work on the implementation of a compiler for the ICL distributed Array Processor (DAP) is currently under way and some aspects of this implementation are described.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, The Queen's Univ., Belfast BT7 1NN
• OSTI ID: 6055906
• Journal Information: J. Parallel Distrib. Comput.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Parallel Distrib. Comput.; (United States) Vol. 4:3; ISSN JPDCE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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