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Compiler & Decompiler

A compiler is the term used to designate a program that transforms a written source code in a programming language into another computer language. It transforms a simple language comprehensible by man into a more complex language comprehensible by machine, machine language. Conversely, a program performing the inverse stain is a decompiler.

For example, after writing a program in C language, we can compile it with GCC in order to have an executable of our program.

gcc mon_programme.c -o mon_executable

To win the next exercice you need to compile 'hello.c' like this :

gcc hello.c -o hello

And execute :

./hello

Interpreteur

The interpreter is a tool that analyzes your source code, translates it into machine language and executes it. Where your compiler compiles your code once and generates an executable, the interpreter will re-interpret your code every time you launch your program.

• A script program is executed from the source file via a script interpreter.
• A compiled program is executed from a block in machine language resulting from the translation of the source file.
• A "semi-interpreted" or "semi-compiled" language includes an interpreter that reads the target language before generating a "Bytecode". A virtual machine will then execute this bytecode. The best-known semi-interpreted language is Java.

An exemple in python, an interpreter langauge, use thaht command :

python hello.py

We skip the compiling step, python read the code and execute directly.

An exemple en ruby, use that command for running the program : ruby jello.rb