Re: "The C compiler is Written in C" What!

Rinie Kervel <rinie@xs4all.nl>
31 Jul 2003 12:41:19 -0400

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From: Rinie Kervel <rinie@xs4all.nl>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.compilers
Date: 31 Jul 2003 12:41:19 -0400
Organization: Compilers Central
References: <43797288.0307260936.7ea8822c@posting.google.com> 03-07-198
Keywords: practice
Posted-Date: 31 Jul 2003 12:41:19 EDT

> > I recently read in book that the C compiler is written in C. I
> > unable to comprehend the concept behind this. How is the compiler
> > design started...Where does one start.


Try google with
bootstrapping compiler


and you will find some useful explanations
f.i.
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/edmund.grimley-evans/bcompiler.html


Regards,
  Rinie

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