Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a simulation program which can be executed on a computer for the purpose of simulating the function and execution time of a program which is provided to be executed on a target computer, the method comprising the following steps of: a) providing a source code of the program, b) producing an optimized intermediate representation of the program's source code, c) determining execution times on the basis of the optimized intermediate representation of the program's source code, d) generating an object code, which can be executed on a host computer, on the basis of the optimized intermediate representation of the source code and then e) combining the execution times, the object code and a prescribed simulation library using a linker, such that a simulation program which can be executed on the host computer is produced.