add new optimization pass to the GCC optimizations

[Andi Hellmund]

Hey,

you could also check this site to just add a new optimization pass ...
http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/WritingANewPass

Andi

> Hello,
>
> Can we *add* our own SSA *optimizations* *passes* *to* *GCC*?
Yes.

> is *there* a plugin or API that can help doing this ? (since *GCC* is open
> source) *to* run this *optimization*, can we easialy *add* it *to* other
> *optimizations* performed by chosing one of *the* known *GCC* flag: O1,
O2, ...
As of *GCC* 4.5 (which isn't yet released - you'd need *to* build from
svn), *there*
is a plugin API. See
http://*gcc*.gnu.org/onlinedocs/*gccint*/Plugins.html#Plugins
<http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugins.html#Plugins>

Brad