Newbie : source to source translation

Patrick Jagstaidt <jagstaid@iprolink.ch>
27 Mar 1997 13:31:19 -0500

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From: Patrick Jagstaidt <jagstaid@iprolink.ch>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 27 Mar 1997 13:31:19 -0500
Organization: University of Geneva
Keywords: translator, question, comment

Hi,


I'm involved in the rewrite of the company's legacy code from Modula-2
to Java...


Since there is much to translate I think it's better to embark on a
metaprogramming project and try to devise means of automate inasmuch as
possible the code migration, howewer I'm new to compiler technology.


I would like to know what would be the main stages one should obey to
produce a source to source translator from Modula-2 to Java.


I just downloaded PCCTS2.0a and JCC, are those tools a good start for
such an enterprise ?


Cheers,
P. Jagstaidt
[Source to source translation is a black art. Generating correct
translated code isn't all that hard, but making the translated code
legible and maintainable is quite difficult. -John]
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