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Stages of Compilation
There are different stages in the compilation process. Tools exist to help programmers develop error-free code.
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(1) Lexical Analysis
-All comments and white space is removed.
-Code is turned into tokens.
-Symbol table created.
(2) Syntactic Analysis
-Checks syntax.
-Syntax tree is created using the symbol tree.
(3) Code Generation
-Syntax tree is converted into object code.
(4) Code Optimisation
-Removes unneeded code to make sure it runs as fast as possible, such as unused functions or variables.