From: "tony gair" <tonygair@nespamtome.btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: The making of compilers
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:16:50 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2002-02-26T15:16:50+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a5g8t2$97b$1@helle.btinternet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3c7ad99f.19503740@news.cis.dfn.de
"Nick Roberts" <nickroberts@ukf.net> wrote in message
news:3c7ad99f.19503740@news.cis.dfn.de...
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 23:45:35 +0000 (UTC), "tony gair"
> <tonygair@nespamtome.btinternet.com> strongly typed:
>
> >I heard from a lecturer in 1990 that compilers were built by writing a
> >language subset compiler in assembler (or C or C++ or.....) and then by
> >using that subset to step by step extend the language to its desired
form.
>
> Where is this question leading, Tony?
>
> --
> Nick Roberts
Nick,
When I heard this method I was fascinated by the elegance of it. I was also
very
interested to hear the responses of M Criley and 99% of R Dewar's who both
gave
interesting examples of constructing their own compilers
I did not know where the question was leading but I was seeking to validate
the approach I
heard was used, which was after all, a long time ago. And if I dare say it,
hear of ways other people
have made their compilers.
Tony
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Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-02-24 23:45 The making of compilers tony gair
2002-02-25 12:53 ` Marc A. Criley
2002-02-25 14:55 ` Robert Dewar
2002-02-27 1:16 ` Adrian Hoe
2002-02-27 17:46 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-03-01 5:00 ` Robert Dewar
2002-03-01 17:33 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-03-01 19:03 ` Florian Weimer
2002-02-26 1:05 ` Nick Roberts
2002-02-26 2:22 ` GVD for Mac OS X? Michael Card
2002-02-26 4:52 ` jim
2002-02-26 15:16 ` tony gair [this message]
2002-02-26 15:33 ` The making of compilers Hyman Rosen
2002-02-28 22:09 ` Nick Roberts
2002-02-28 22:14 ` Pat Rogers
2002-03-01 5:02 ` Robert Dewar
2002-03-01 8:25 ` tony gair
2002-03-01 2:58 ` Keith Thompson
2002-03-01 5:35 ` OT, was " tmoran
2002-03-01 19:35 ` Robert Dewar
2002-03-01 21:15 ` Keith Thompson
2002-03-02 0:50 ` John H. Lindsay
2002-03-02 1:13 ` Adrian Hoe
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