Re: Compiler construction in C++ and OOD

vivek@sequent.com (Vivek Buzruk) writes:


> Till now I thought a compiler is not a good application for O-O design.


> I will be happy if any one tells whether any complete compiler is written
> in C++ either. Also in what way C++ is used, only as a better C or flavor
> of OOD.


My research compiler is written entirely in C++ (except for the front-end
parsing stuff). I find the O-O issues immensely helpful. I have class
definitions for all the interesting internal data structures: hash tables,
symbol tables, instructions, etc. The complexity control C++ gives me is
a BIG win.


Of course, I'm in the minority here at Rice. Most of the previous work
has been done in C. A newer project (1 yr old or so) has been started in
C, but with design decisions that strongly mirror O-O design.


> Obviously one can not go away from traditional phase structured design
> to define the functionality of a compiler.


Hummm... I would disagree with this statement - and don't see what it has
to do with O-O design of a compiler.


> -- Vivek -> vivek@gateway.sequent.com


Cliff Click cliffc@cs.rice.edu
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