1. A method for compiling program instructions, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of program instructions; examining the plurality of program instructions after said receiving; compiling the plurality of program instructions into machine instructions, wherein said compiling comprises: identifying a subset of at least one of the plurality of program instructions or the plurality of machine instructions; inserting a configure command into the machine instructions in response to said identifying, wherein said configure command is operable to configure a specialized instruction unit to execute the subset of the plurality of instructions; and inserting an execution command into the machine instructions after said configure command, wherein the execution command replaces the subset of the plurality of instructions, wherein the execution command is operable to implement the subset of the plurality of instructions.