It is difficult to have a wider discussion on this forum without being accused of being off topic or having to elucidate to the n'th degree why I would want to take a particular view or stance. So I have raised one or two pertinent subjects to assist my plans which have not received any response.
On 20/09/14 19:01, Tobias Boege wrote: > On Sat, 20 Sep 2014, John Leake wrote: >> Anyone know when the parser and compiler were last generated ? >> > > What makes you so sure that the sources are generated? I don't know the > compiler at all (!) but these sources look hand-written, everywhere. I am not sure at all. It is just the right thing to do. I do not know any modern language that has achieved recognised standardisation by independent bodies that did not use the formal approach to compiler design. > > When I said "to produce [ bison/flex sources ] in less than a week", I > meant to originally write them. > First, I am not looking to replace the compiler but I am looking for the true syntax of the language and its grammar. If the compiler was not generated from a formal specification then it is pretty pointless to create the formal specification in retrospect and generate parsers or whatever from that specification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
