Re: translator tools

jamz@my-deja.com
27 Oct 1999 14:07:11 -0400

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From: jamz@my-deja.com
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 27 Oct 1999 14:07:11 -0400
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
References: 99-10-092
Keywords: translator

> I was wondering if anybody could give me any pointers on tools
> for translating from one language to another
> The target language is Java and the aim is to be able to edit it
> by hand after translation.


The ANTLR toolkit was designed specifically with translation in mind.
I've written two serious translators with it, one from ARev R/BASIC to
Visual BASIC, the other from GCC to GCC which provides a framework for
things like Design by Contract or Safe-C.


http://www.antlr.org


The antlr user community is very helpful too. They have their own
newsgroup comp.compilers.tools.pccts (PCCTS was ANTLR's predecessor.)
The discussions on the antlr-interest mailing list are pretty lively
as well.


I've spent a bit of time working out a good way to output
human-readable and editable source, as have others in the antlr
community, and I'll be happy to help you out if you get that far.


Monty

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