Binary recompiler

A binary recompiler is a compiler that takes executable binary files as input, analyzes their structure, applies transformations and optimizations, and outputs new optimized executable binaries.^[1]

The foundation to the concepts of binary recompilation were laid out by Gary Kildall^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} with the development of the optimizing assembly code translator XLT86 in 1981.^{[4][9][10][11]}

See also

• Binary optimizer (binary-to-binary)
• Binary translator (binary-to-binary)
• Decompiler (binary-to-source)
• Disassembler (binary-to-source)
• Dynamic recompiler (binary-to-binary)
• Transcompiler (source-to-source)
• Honeywell Liberator (running IBM 1401 programs on Honeywell H200)