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Parallel compiler

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Parallel compilers are used to speed up the process of compilation on Multi-processor machines. Parallel compilers are developed for supercomputers and other large scale multiprocessor machines.

Usually they are not used on workstations with 2-4 processors because scope of speed enhancement is limited. Design of a Parallel compiler could be highly specific to the architecture for which it is being designed. These reasons make it difficult for parallel compilers to find large scale commercial usage.