Re: Making my first compiler

Matthias Blume <blume@tti-c.org>
29 Nov 2006 11:53:52 -0500

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From: Matthias Blume <blume@tti-c.org>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 29 Nov 2006 11:53:52 -0500
Organization: private
References: 06-09-087 06-11-097 06-11-102 06-11-112 06-11-119
Keywords: design
Posted-Date: 29 Nov 2006 11:53:52 EST

>>> Il Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:38:42 -0500, Stefan Monnier ha scritto:
>>>> My main recommendation for you would be: don't write your compiler in
>>>> C. ... You'll be better off writing it in a higher-level language.
>>>
>>> Which language you suggest to write compilers today? ...


> Rather than just picking out a language in which to write a compiler,
> it would be advisable to fully understand the features and
> requirements of the programming language you are trying to compile.


What does one thing have to do with the other? I have written
compilers for a wide range of languages and targets, including
super-low-level code for IXP network processor micro-engines at one
end and high-level functional and object-oriented languages for
general-purpose CPUs at the other, all in ML.


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?


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