RE: Where to start -- I want to design a compiler

2002-05-13 Thread Wagner, Joseph
Asking a computer programmer to tell you how to write a compiler is like saying to Picasso, Teach me to paint like you. *Sigh* Nevertheless, Picasso shall try. The following five books must be in your collection if you want to know anything about compilers; they cover background, design,

RE: Where to start -- I want to design a compiler

2002-05-13 Thread Rodolfo J. Paiz
At 5/13/2002 09:56 AM -0500, Joseph Wagner wrote: Asking a computer programmer to tell you how to write a compiler is like saying to Picasso, Teach me to paint like you. *Sigh* Nevertheless, Picasso shall try. grin Despite the, um, notable lack of humility, this is probably one of the most

Where to start -- I want to design a compiler

2002-05-12 Thread Shyam Kumar Mankayil
Assumingthat I wish to make a compiler that compiles a given language into Machine Language (specific to AMD-Duron) , where do I start from , and what do I need to know ? Thanks, ShyamDo You Yahoo!? Get personalised at My Yahoo!.

Re: Where to start -- I want to design a compiler

2002-05-12 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 05:00 13 May 2002, Shyam Kumar Mankayil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Assuming that I wish to make a compiler that compiles a given language | into Machine Language (specific to AMD-Duron) , where do I start from , | and what do I need to know ? You want a copy of the Dragon Book: Compilers: