System and method for producing per-processor optimized executables

A computer-recordable physical storage medium for generating an object file optimized for a plurality of processor architectures comprising:

• first instructions that read a source code that includes common source code instructions and a plurality of pre-processor instruction sets, wherein each one of the plurality of pre-processor instruction sets is associated with one of a plurality of processor architectures;
• second instructions that compile the source code, wherein the common source code instructions are compiled to create common data and common text that are included in a common layer, and wherein each one of the plurality of pre-processor instruction sets are compiled into a virtualization layer;
• third instructions that generate an object file comprising the common layer, the virtualization layer, and a manifest that defines respective associations between each of the plurality of processor architectures and one of the pre-processor instruction sets,
• fourth instructions that compile a particular one of the plurality one of the plurality of pre-processor instruction sets to create particular data and particular text that are associated with a particular one of the plurality of processor architectures;
• and
• fifth instructions that link the object file to produce an executable file, wherein the executable file includes binary data derived from the common data, binary data derived from the common text, binary data derived from the particular data, and binary data derived from the particular text,
• wherein binary data derived from the common data and binary data derived from the common text are always included in an executable file that is generated using the object file.

A data processing system for generating an object file optimized for a plurality of processor architectures, comprising:

• a memory that contains a compiler a set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit, responsive to execution of the set of instructions, that:
• reads a source code that includes common source code instructions and a plurality of pre-processor instruction sets, wherein each on of the plurality of pre-processor instructions sets is associated with one of a plurality of processor architectures;
• compiles the source code, wherein the common source code instructions are compiled to create common data and common text that are included in a common layer, and wherein each one of the plurality of pre-processor instruction sets are compiled into a virtualization layer;
• generates an object file comprising the common layer, the virtualization layer, and a manifest that defines respective associations between each of the plurality of processor architectures and one of the pre-processor instruction sets,
• compiles a particular one of the plurality of pre-processor instruction sets to create particular data and particular text that are associated with a particular one of the plurality of processor architectures;
• and
• links the object file to produce an executable file, wherein the executable file includes binary data derived from the common data, binary data derived from the common text, binary data derived from the particular data and binary data derived from the particular text,
• wherein binary data derived from the common data and binary data derived from the common text are always included in an executable file that generated using the object file.