Re: Make an editor for a language

Kenn Heinrich <heinrich@idirect.com>
2 Mar 1999 14:08:24 -0500

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From: Kenn Heinrich <heinrich@idirect.com>
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Date: 2 Mar 1999 14:08:24 -0500
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On 27 Feb 1999 22:54:18 -0500, "Davide Marino" <dfsgm@tin.it> wrote:


>I need make an editor for a programming language.


Try taking a look at the stuff in the Gnu Emacs source
distribution. Emacs supports colour syntax highlighting and
language-specific modes (smart indenting, locating syntax contructs,
matching parentheses, etc.) though a lot of bolt-on modes. LISP
source for many modes (C, C++, asm,...) is included in the standard
distribution.


I'm not sure how they *really* work, but they *seem* to use some
heuristics to find major points in the syntax (e.g start of functions)
and then do real parsing from there.


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