Re: Modularize compiler construction?

George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:41:27 -0500

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From: George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:41:27 -0500
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
References: 10-01-080 10-01-082 10-01-086 10-01-095
Keywords: design
Posted-Date: 02 Feb 2010 23:08:00 EST

On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:20 -0600, "Ira Baxter"
<idbaxter@semdesigns.com> wrote:


>Parser generators are only a small part of tools one would want for
>compiler construction. Why people beleive that [parsing] is a
>significant part is a complete mystery to me, especially if they've
>had a compiler class or attempted to build a compiler.


It could be because the discussion of lexical analysis and parsing
typically spans 5-6 chapters and fills about 1/3 of the average
introductory compiler text.


George



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