JPH02211528A - Similar symbol linking method for executing format module generation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate an executing format module even when an intermediate format module in a different expression exists by regarding an English small letter and capital letter as the same in the expression of a symbol, and regarding the numbers of the letters as the same when the comparison of a constant effective length from the top corresponds to each other. CONSTITUTION:Software 3 reads an intermediate format module 1, and detects an external reference symbols ABC and A to H. Next, when the software 3 reads an intermediate format module 2, it detects area definition symbols abc and (a) to (j). Further the software 3 detects the expressions of the symbols of the respective modules 1 and 2, and when it identifies the difference between the expressions of the symbols, it compares the similality between the previously detected symbols ABC and A to H with abc and (a) to (j). At such a time, when the English small letters are compared with the English capital letters by regarding the formers as the letters, ABC corresponds to abc, and by comparing the effective length by regarding it as the top eight letters, A to H correspond to (a) to (j). Thus the linking processing is executed based on the coincidence result of the similarity comparison of the symbols, and an executing format module 4 is generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for generating an executable module of software that runs on a computer.

[Prior Art] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional symbol combination method in executable module generation.

In the figure, 1 and 2 are intermediate format modules forming part of the executable format module, and 3 is intermediate format module 1.
executable module generation software that generates an executable module 4 from 2; 4 is an executable module generated by the executable module generation software 3;
5 and 6 are intermediate format modules 1. This is the part of the executable module generated from 2.

Next, the operation of the symbol combination method in the above conventional executable module generation will be explained.

When the executable module generation software 3 reads the intermediate module l, the executable module generation software 3 generates the intermediate module l.
Detects an external reference symbol indicated by a symbol ABC that does not exist in .

Next, when the executable module generation software 3 reads the intermediate module 2, it detects in the intermediate module 2 an area definition symbol indicated by the symbol ABC.

Here, the executable module generation software 3 compares the external reference symbol ABC detected when the intermediate format module l is manually operated with the area definition symbol ABC detected when the intermediate format module 2 is manually operated, and finds that the notations completely match. Therefore, combine the two and create executable module 4.
Output.

That is, the external reference symbol ABC in the intermediate format module 1 generates parts 5 and 6 of the executable format module by referring to the area definition defined as the symbol ABC in the intermediate format module 2. .

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Since the symbol combination method in the conventional executable module generation described above is implemented as described above, the external reference symbol ABC and the area definition symbol ABC do not completely match in notation. There is a problem that if there is a difference in symbol notation caused by the difference in the software that generates the intermediate format modules 1 and 2, the executable format module 4 cannot be generated.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even when intermediate format modules with different symbol representations caused by differences in the software that generates the intermediate format modules coexist, it is possible to reliably create an executable format. The purpose of this paper is to obtain a similar symbol combination method for generating executable modules that can generate modules.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The similar symbol combination method for generating an executable module according to the present invention has the advantage that when comparing symbols in an intermediate module, in addition to a complete match in notation, lowercase letters and uppercase letters Difference in notation.

An executable module is generated by matching and combining symbols with different numbers of characters in symbol notation as similar symbols.

[Operation] The similar symbol combination method in generating an executable module according to the present invention considers lowercase letters and uppercase letters in symbols in intermediate format modules to be the same, and the number of letters in symbols is determined by a certain number of characters from the beginning. By comparing and matching effective lengths and determining that they are the same, symbols that have different representations due to differences in software that generates intermediate format modules are matched and combined as similar symbols.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a similar symbol combination method in generating an executable module according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, l is an intermediate format module in which only uppercase letters are used, and if there are 8 or more characters, the symbol is written in only the first 8 characters, and 2 is only in lowercase letters, and even if there are 8 or more letters, the symbol is written in the entire length. 3 is executable module generation software, 4 is an executable module, and 5 and 6 are intermediate format modules l.

The part 7 of the executable module generated from 2 is a similar symbol comparison execution unit that executes comparison and matching of similar symbols in the generation of the executable module 4.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the similar symbol combination method in generating the executable module shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the similar symbol combination method in generating an executable module according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. When the executable module generation software 3 reads the intermediate module l, it generates two symbols, an external reference symbol ABC and an external reference symbol ABCD.
Detect EFGH. Next, when the executable module generation software 3 reads the intermediate module 2, it detects the area definition symbol abc and the area definition symbol abcdefghij as two symbols. Further, the executable module generation software 3 generates each intermediate module 1. Detect the notation of symbol 2. Here, if a difference in symbol notation is identified,
External reference symbols ABC and ABCDEFG detected by the intermediate format module l by the similar symbol comparison execution unit 7
A similarity comparison between H and the area definition symbols abc and abcdefghij detected by the intermediate format module 2 is performed. In this case, if you compare the difference between uppercase letters and lowercase letters by assuming that lowercase letters are uppercase letters, ABC and abc (considered as ABC) will match, and furthermore, regarding the difference in length, the effective length will be changed to the first When compared as 8 characters, AB
CDEFG) (and abcdefgh ij (ABCD
EFGH) match. The executable module 4 is generated by performing a combination process based on the match result of the symbol similarity comparison. A flowchart of the operation of symbol similarity comparison as described above is shown in FIG.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where similar symbol combination is performed for the difference in the number of characters in the notation of uppercase letters and lowercase letters has been explained, but similar symbol combination etc. is performed for the difference in the notation of a specific character. May be implemented.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the similar symbol combination method for generating an executable module of the present invention, when comparing symbols in an intermediate module, in addition to a complete match in notation, lowercase letters and This is caused by differences in the software that generates the intermediate format module, as it generates an executable module by matching and combining symbols with different uppercase letters and the number of characters in the symbol notation as similar symbols. This provides an excellent effect in that even if intermediate format modules with different symbol representations coexist, an executable format module can be reliably generated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a block diagram illustrating a similar symbol combination method in generating an executable module according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the similar symbol combination method in generating an executable module in FIG. 1; 3
The figure is a block diagram illustrating a conventional symbol combination method in executable module generation. In the figure, 1, 2... intermediate format module, 3...
- Executable module generation software, 4... Executable module, 5, 6... Part of executable module, 7... Similar symbol comparison execution unit. In addition, the same symbols in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Similar symbols in executable module generation for software that runs on a computer, characterized in that symbols that have different notations but can be considered to indicate the same content are congruently combined as similar symbols. Joining method.