operator precedence parsing and short-circuiting boolean expr

Hi,


I use operator precedence parsing to parse a formula and generate
intermediate code which gets executed several times later. This
works. Now I need to change the code generation in such a way that in
a boolean expression A and B, B is evaluated only if A is
true. (Similar rule for 'or'.) That means, I have to generate 'goto'
statements in the intermediate language at appropriate time. My
question is at what time do I generate a 'goto' and to where? (I
generate a 'code' array for intermediate language.) Considering that
one can have multiple levels of paranthesis and functions with
multiple arguments, I am afraid that I may introduce mistakes in the
program, if I do not code properly.


Can somebody experienced in this problem please help?


Thanks,
Saroj
[Most compiler texts work this out. It's a little messy, but pretty
straightforward. -John]

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