Hey all, I've been thinking about the "compiling python to parrot" concept. Right now it looks like the approach is to start from scratch, but I'm wondering if it might make more sense to leverage python itself, at least for now?
Python has a compiler module (written in python and standard with the distribution) that can take a python parse tree and produce python byte code. It basically just walks the tree and has a method for each python structure. The actual parser is written in c, but there's a drop-in replacement (or at least a partial one) written in python described here: http://codespeak.net/moin/pypy/moin.cgi/BytecodeCompiler Would it make sense to use this to boostrap the python parrot compiler? I was thinking about taking a shot next week at replacing compiler.pycodegen.CodeGenerator with something that produced IMCC. The thing is, I don't have a lot of experience when it comes to compilers, but I do know a whole lot about python. :) If this approach makes sense, is there someone with IMCC experience who'd be willing to do some virtual pair programming with me and spike out a prototype? Sincerely, Michal J Wallace Sabren Enterprises, Inc. ------------------------------------- contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hosting: http://www.cornerhost.com/ my site: http://www.withoutane.com/ --------------------------------------
