Re: Writing a C/C++ compiler in C++

Joel Dillon <jo@spiffy.ox.compsoc.net>
13 Feb 2004 23:51:08 -0500

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From: Joel Dillon <jo@spiffy.ox.compsoc.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 13 Feb 2004 23:51:08 -0500
Organization: Oxford University Computer Society
References: 04-01-146 04-02-008 04-02-110
Keywords: C++
Posted-Date: 13 Feb 2004 23:51:08 EST

Grzegorz Jakacki <jakacki@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Joel Dillon <jo@spiffy.ox.compsoc.net> wrote
>> I'm playing with writing a compiler; I ripped the parser and lexer out
>> of OpenC++ ( http://opencxx.sourceforge.net ). I'd be happy to talk to you
>> about it in more detail if you can provide me with an email address
>> that actually works; dezakin@usa.net bounces :)


> Why don't you guys join OpenC++ and invest you compiler writing hunger into
> making its lexer/parser more modular and standard compliant?


> If you are interested in preproc, take look at the latest version of Wave.


    Well, because I personally am interested in backend/code-generation
type issues, and OpenC++ is not a compiler, per se, but a source-to-source
translator. I leave all the boring parser work to the OpenC++ folks ;)


--


      Jo


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