Axiomatic Multi-Platform C (AMPC) is a C compiler suite that generates Java™ bytecode.

AMPC allows users to develop software using the standard C programming language and run the executables on any computer that supports a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). AMPC users are not required to use or learn the Java programming language.

Versions of AMPC are available to run under MS Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (x86).

AMPC supports ANSI C 1989 (ISO C 1990).

AMPC includes a GUI based integrated development environment (IDE) for fast and organized software project management. The IDE serves as the front end for the whole system and works with the various components of the software to do its job.

The IDE includes among others:

• Axiomatic ANSI C compiler
• Project navigator
• Source code editor
• Jasmin assembler
• Activities logger
• Standard ANSI C library
• Graphics library (API)
• TCP/IP library (API)
• Database library (API)

Hardware Requirements

• Any x86 compatible PC
• Macintosh computer
• 128Mb RAM

Software Requirements

• MS Windows
• Mac OS X
• Linux x86 (any distribution) running kernel 2.4 or newer
• Java SDK 1.5. Either from Sun or Blackdown

Optimizations

Without any optimization switch (default):

• Register allocation only

-O0 switch:

• No optimization

-O1 switch:

• Common sub-expressions elimination
• Copy/constant propagation
• Register allocation

-O2 switch:

• Common sub-expressions elimination
• Copy/constant propagation
• Code motion of loop invariants
• Register allocation

-O3 switch:

• Common sub-expressions elimination
• Copy/constant propagation
• Code motion of loop invariants
• Induction variables optimization
• Register allocation