Detecting C++ compiler front-end bugs via grammar mutation and differential testing

• Main Authors: TU, Haoxin, JIANG, He, ZHOU, Zhide, TANG, Yixuan, REN, Zhilei, QIAO, Lei, JIANG, Lingxiao
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Computer bugs; C++ languages; Program processors; Grammar; Testing; Software; Syntactics; Automated testing; compiler defect; compiler testing; front-end; reliability; software testing; Software Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7170; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8173/viewcontent/DetectingC_compilerFront_endBugs_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

C++ is a widely used programming language and the C++ front-end is a critical part of a C++ compiler. Although many techniques have been proposed to test compilers, few studies are devoted to detecting bugs in C++ compiler. In this study, we take the first step to detect bugs in C++ compiler front-e...