Re: Making my first compiler

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
23 Nov 2006 20:38:42 -0500

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 23 Nov 2006 20:38:42 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 06-09-087
Keywords: practice
Posted-Date: 23 Nov 2006 20:38:42 EST

> What's a basic structure for a syntax tree in C?


My main recommendation for you would be: don't write your compiler in
C. A compiler doesn't need low-level bit-twiddling thingies (it may
generate code that does it, but it won't do it itself), so it doesn't
need to be written in such a low-level language. You'll be better off
writing it in a higher-level language.




                Stefan



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