Re: Example interpreter C

Laurence Finston <lfinsto1@gwdg.de>
21 Aug 2005 00:21:14 -0400

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From: Laurence Finston <lfinsto1@gwdg.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 21 Aug 2005 00:21:14 -0400
Organization: GWDG, Goettingen
References: 05-08-055 05-08-062
Keywords: AST
Posted-Date: 21 Aug 2005 00:21:14 EDT

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Laurence Finston wrote:


> http://www.gnu.org/software/3dldf/LDF.html
> [Expale is a typo for example, and I have to say that if you don't know what
> an AST is, you should consider learning a little about compiler basics. -John]


Thanks. I thought "expale" might be a typo for something, but I
couldn't figure out what. I also appreciate your advice, and I would
be delighted to follow it. Unfortunately, trying to make a living
makes it impossible for me to learn all the things I'd like to. After
all, my parser works and I have a fairly good understanding of how to
use GNU Bison in a practical way. It's like the Arkansas Traveller: I
may not know much, but I ain't lost.


I'm sure a knowledge of compiler theory would make me a better programmer,
however I didn't need it to implement loops and conditionals. If they
require an Abstract Syntax Tree, then I must have implemented one without
knowing it. However, I thought I was just using basic programming skills
and common sense.


Laurence



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