Re: C++ and parser generators

helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
Sun, 6 Feb 1994 07:59:25 GMT

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From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
Keywords: C++, parse, tools, PCCTS
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
References: 94-02-031
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 1994 07:59:25 GMT

Jan Peter de Ruiter <janpeter@mpi.kun.nl> writes:


|> The advice (for people wanting to build compilers in C++) is to have a
|> look at the PCCTS system.


I second this advice: Our research group uses the ouput of PCCTS in
countless ways in C++ programs, and Ter Parr (who wrote a big chunk of
PCCTS) provided phenominally quick modifications whenever we ran into a
glitch. He didn't stop until it was _right_.


BTW the archive for PCCTS has changed; its new location is at
marvin.ecn.purdue.edu (128.46.179.151) in the directory /pub/pccts. Try
it, you'll like it.


|> The question is this: To me it seems to be the case that C++ would be a
|> very convenient language to build a parser generator in. ...


Ter and I have talked quite a bit about this. His ultimate goal is to
write a parser generator in an object oriented language. The current
problem with C++ is that there exists no compiler for it which doesn't
have prohibitive bugs in it. He has tried repeatedly for several years
now, but now appears to be quite disgusted with C++. He is investigating
writing his own bug-free OO language in which to do further developement
in.
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