A static transliteration approach for assembly language translation

• Main Authors: Cempron, Jonathan Paul C., Salinas, Chudrack Shalym Y., Gonzales, Jonathan Benedict, Uy, Roger Luis, Hayakawa, Yuuki
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Assembly languages (Electronic computers); Translators (Computer programs); Computer software; Process migration (Electronic data processing); Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1986
• Institution: De La Salle University

Migration of software between systems requires the migrated software to be compatible with the new platform. The original machine code in the source machine cannot always be directly ported. The program's source code may not be available for compilation to the new platform or the machine code may not be compatible to the new platform due to architectural differences. An alternative solution to porting software can be achieved through assembly language translation. This study presents the essential considerations in assembly language translation such as handling of the registers, data segment, and code segment. Possible approaches towards are also discussed. © 2016 IEEE.