Re: Frontend for C with gcc extensions

Andi Kleen <freitag@alancoxonachip.com>
8 Oct 2000 22:12:32 -0400

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From: Andi Kleen <freitag@alancoxonachip.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 8 Oct 2000 22:12:32 -0400
Organization: SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
References: 00-09-200
Keywords: C, parse

"Andrey S. Bokhanko" <ruff@mcst.ru> writes:
> Does anyone know of a freely available (in source code) C frontend that
> understands GNU C extensions?
>
> The obvious answer -- gcc frontend itself doesn't count, because it's
> not frontend in traditional sence -- it's rather an inextricable mix
> of frontend and backend.


Actually the gcc C frontend has been ported to other backends. See
SGI's prodev64 compiler which uses it and the g++ frontend with a
totally different, non RTL based backend. prodev64 is GPLed and
source should be available from http://oss.sgi.com. You could
probably use the frontend from gcc directly as well, it does not look
like SGI did too many changes except for a thin adaption layer.


-Andi

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