Compiler construction meaning

A compiler is likely to perform many or all of the following operations: preprocessing, lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis (syntax-directed translation), conversion of input programs to an intermediate representation, code optimization and code generation

Compiler construction toolkits – It provides an integrated set of routines that aids in building compiler components or in the construction of various phases of compiler

Lexical Analyzer Generator: This tool helps in generating the lexical analyzer or scanner of the compiler

The study of compiler construction is both an introduction to techniques for the translation and improvement of programs, and a practical exercise in software engineering

Cooper, Linda Torczon, in Engineering a Compiler (Second Edition), 2012 Compiler construction is a complex task