Re: Making my first compiler

Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@aol.com>
1 Dec 2006 09:18:02 -0500

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From: Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 1 Dec 2006 09:18:02 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 06-09-087 06-11-097 06-11-102 06-11-112 06-11-119 06-11-129
Keywords: practice
Posted-Date: 01 Dec 2006 09:18:02 EST

Matthias Blume wrote:


> What features of the language that you are trying to compile would
> affect the choice of the language that one uses to write the
> compiler?


At least those features that prevent or discourage to write an compiler,
using that particular language.


A useful language should allow for things like:
[general]
- Turing completeness
- arrays, dynamic memory and pointers/references
- structured data types, or objects
- structured statements (loops, subroutines...)
- file handling (text and binary)
[binary output]
- low level (fixed size...) data types
- logical operators (shift...)
[compiler program]
- multi-module source organization
- usage of libraries
- debugger


I wouldn't suggest to write an compiler for tiny Basic in just that
language ;-)


DoDi


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