Re: ML-style pattern matching in C-like languages

Friedrich Dominicus <just-for-news-frido@q-software-solutions.de>
15 Dec 2005 17:51:49 -0500

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From: Friedrich Dominicus <just-for-news-frido@q-software-solutions.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 15 Dec 2005 17:51:49 -0500
Organization: Q Software Solutions GmbH
References: 05-12-036
Keywords: C, design
Posted-Date: 15 Dec 2005 17:51:49 EST

Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com> writes:


> I am working on a C compiler written in a malleable dialect of C and
> have no qualms about adding new syntax to the language to make
> writing the compiler easier. I am toying with the idea of adding
> some form of pattern-matching syntax but am not sure exactly what it
> should look like. If these are previously-charted waters, I figured
> I'd look around for maps.


How about looking at cyclone?


http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~greg/cyclone/


Pattern matching as imlemented in it can be found here:
http://www.research.att.com/projects/cyclone/online-manual/main-screen005.html




Regards
Friedrich



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