Re: Building a translator. Want to know if this is feasible...

"VBDis" <vbdis@aol.com>
8 Nov 2002 11:03:50 -0500

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From: "VBDis" <vbdis@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 8 Nov 2002 11:03:50 -0500
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  "socrates" <socrates171@yahoo.com> schreibt:
>What I have is very minimal. No compiler for the dead language, no
>text books, only one reference manual and hundreds of program codes
>that used the dead language.
>
>Do you think it's possible to build a translator with such minimal
>resources?


One problem with translators is their validation. You are lost when there
exists only one single case, where your translator will fail to produce the
exactly equivalent code. Then you have no chance to find out what or where the
problem is...


BTW, why don't you reveal what language you are talking about? Perhaps there
exist people out there, which are familiar with exactly that language. Or are
you ashamed for having Basic in mind? ;-)


DoDi

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