On 2013-10-24 21:49, Sven Barth wrote:
And if you'd now be so kind to explain please why you compile the
compiler into your application? (I'm just curious ^^)
Curiousity, really.
And, there are several.
First, I wanted to see if it's possible/hard to work with compiler
sources under Lazarus.
The reason I wanted to see that is basically because I have long lost
the skill/patience to work with code in text mode --actually, I have
come to abhor it altogether; probably because of the memories of intense
claustrophobia it brings back.
Now that I seem to have passed that hurdle, I'd like to experiment with
it --time permitting.
One of my aims (one which we discussed here a few years ago) is to rip
the parser and lexer from the compiler. I want to have a token tree
(including directives) from the mouth of the horse (so to speak).
I also want to see how hard it is to turn the compiler into a module of
the frontend (see my text mode hatred) by getting rid of commandline
switches (and also of textmode feedback).
Actually, I am surprised that no one (that I know of) has done this yet.
After all, both FPC and all the IDEs (Lazarus, fpGUI, MSEide+MSEgui
etc.) use FPC but the degree of integration between them is lacking, IMO.
I want to see how hard it is to bring them a little closer.
As my little adventure with WriteLn show, it probably isn't very easy.
That alone is sufficient to make me well aware that these are quite
grand targets, but I want to take stab all the same.
I have no grand schemes such as asking anyone to even consider
incorporating my modifications (if I manage to produce any) into
codebases of any of the above projects as I am well aware how
taxing/impossible that sort of an endavor would be.
Anyway, if nothing else, it will be a great learning experience.
I love frustration :)
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