Hi list! I picked a diploma thesis assignment to implement a gcc frontend, and document the process thoroughly. I chose Algol 60 as the language to implement. There has already been one attempt to do Algol 60 frontend, but it probably died: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-05/msg00432.html
>From my investigation so far, it seems that there is not that much to document, apart from "read this buch of links and you're basically done; the rest changes so rapidly it doesn't make sense to document". But the assignment is in place, so I will do my best to create something worth reading. In particular, I was looking at GCC documentation assignments: http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/documentation.html and I think my work could be useful for "fully document the interface of front ends to GCC". I'm trying to make the university to GPL the code and documentation, and give up their copyright, so that it could be used without restriction, but won't know the outcome until later this year. gcc-algol project site is here, for those interested: http://projects.almad.net/gcc-algol Thanks, PM