The document discusses code generation from intermediate code represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG). It describes algorithms for constructing a DAG from basic blocks of code and generating optimal machine code from the DAG. Specifically: 1) It presents an algorithm to construct a DAG from basic blocks by creating nodes for variables, operators, and constants and connecting them based on the operations. 2) It explains that the DAG can be used to detect common subexpressions and eliminate unnecessary assignments. 3) An algorithm is provided to generate machine code from the DAG by rearranging operations to obtain an optimal computation sequence. 4) Labeling algorithms are introduced to number nodes in a tree to minimize register usage during code generation