Perl 6 compiler overview (June, 2006)

None of the pieces of the compiler are "set in stone"

We're constantly refactoring, revising, and improving as we go

• perl6 source, perl6 grammar
• -PGE->
• parse tree
• -TGE->
• abstract syntax tree (PAST)
• -TGE->
• opcode syntax tree (POST)
• -codegen->
• PIR
• -parrot->
• bytecode or program execution