Method and apparatus for transforming code of a non-proprietary program language into proprietary program language

1 . A method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a software code written in a non-proprietary software program language; and

(b) compiling said software code into a software code written in a different, proprietary software program language, wherein said compiled software code is of a first format; and

(c) parsing said compiled software code of said first format to transform it to a second format.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said non-proprietary software program language is a C program language.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said C program language is used for MPEG encoding/decoding.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said different, proprietary software program language is an assembler program language.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein said assembler program language of said second format is a Broadcom assembler language.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said compiling of step (b) is performed by a compiler using a special machine description file.

7 . An apparatus, comprising compiling means for compiling software code written in a non-proprietary software program language into a code of a first format written in a different, proprietary software program language; and parsing means for transforming the compiled software code of a first format to a second format.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , comprising a computer having stored thereon a respective compiler for compiling said software code written in said non-proprietary software program language into said software code written in said different, non-proprietary software program language.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said compiler works with a special machine description file.