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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.

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