The Walkabout 1.0alpha Distribution
The Walkabout framework is a dynamic, retargetable binary translation framework for experimenting with dynamic translations of machine code. It allows developers to automatically generate machine code intepreters (emulators) for both CISC and RISC machines, and to develop dynamic translators that use such interpreters to determine what code paths are hot and then generate code on-the-fly for those paths. The framework is useful as-is though its implementation is incomplete.The Walkabout project was based on ideas and experience learned from the UQBT project. As the UQBT framework, the Walkabout framework supports new machines at low cost through the use of specifications and APIs. The project was lead by Cristina Cifuentes in 2001 with the collaboration of Brian Lewis and interns Nathan Keynes (University of Queensland), Bernard Wong (University of Waterloo) and David Ung (University of Queensland).
More information about the Walkabout project is available at the Walkabout Home Page.
- Documentation is available in pdf (1544 KB) format
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