RE: Building a translator. Want to know if this is feasible...

"Onder Karpat" <onderkarpat@yahoo.com>
7 Nov 2002 00:49:07 -0500

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From: "Onder Karpat" <onderkarpat@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 7 Nov 2002 00:49:07 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 02-11-013
Keywords: translator
Posted-Date: 07 Nov 2002 00:49:07 EST

Hi,


First you had better be sure about if Java or target language is
sufficient to represent all kinds of original language
constructs/outputs.


If you sure about it. Then check if the original language grammar is
available. Existence of grammar will ease your task.


If original language is having a preprocessor then target language had
better have too.


If you know the expected results of available programs for original
language then I think there is a chance that you can get a good
translator.


I would start by first developing a preprocessor / lexer / parser for
original language which accept all the original language source
programs. Then you can build a parse tree and generate target language
statements/constructs.


Studying compiler front-end related documents/books should be
sufficient for this task. It is pretty similar to any compiler
front-end.


Oender


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