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Date: 2012-05-21T03:35:51-07:00
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I found this paper "No Assembly Required: Compiling Standard ML to C" which=
 presents some ideas and experience in using the C as compiler target langu=
age.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=3D10.1.1.70.154&rep=3Drep=
1&type=3Dpdf

The Standard ML differs quite a lot from C, and "The generated code achieve=
s an execution speed that is about a factor of two slower than a native cod=
e compiler". However, as Ada is closer to C, the resulting overhead is supp=
osed be less. Also, implementing only a carefully selected subset of Ada la=
nguage might help in creating better translation to target C language.