Release notes for OPTIMIST

Version 0.4 (2009/02/19)
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This version includes the genetic algorithm heuristic for integrated 
code generation. See the SCOPES 2008 paper for a description of the 
implementation. See the -opt=g and -ga* flags in the Optimist help 
for instructions on how to use it.
In addition to this, much of the code is restructured and some bugs 
have been fixed.


Version 0.3 (2006/04/19)
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Minor bug fixing and better reporting of error during parsing of xADML files.
OPTIMIST includes generation of data for ILP model for integrated code
generation. See paper of CPC'2006 for the model. The ILP model is also
available at OPTIMIST home page.
Added two flags: -ilp, for generating the ILP data for the ILP model.
Currently you should generate the data with flag -ddep for removeing data
dependence edges (ILP model version 0.1 does not consider this edges).


Version 0.2 (2005/11/04)
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OPTIMIST supports condition checking on LCC-IR nodes (see
specification in David's master thesis).

Functional units section is removed. Resource usage/constraints are
specified using reservation tables (cycle_matrix).


Version 0.1 (2005/10/12)
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First public release.

Opcode number is not required for each LCC-IR node, as described in
David's master thesis. It is sufficient to provide the node name
(mnemonic).