Re: How Can I Make a Compiler With Java?

dcm@c-sw.com (David C. Matthews)
10 Oct 1997 22:06:52 -0400

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From: dcm@c-sw.com (David C. Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 10 Oct 1997 22:06:52 -0400
Organization: Cotton Software, Inc.
References: 97-10-036
Keywords: Java, parse

"Kevin Albrecht" <kevalb@earthlink.net> wrote:


>I would like to create a compiler and/or interpreter in Java for a program-
>ming language that I have created. I don't know what program(s) I
>should use to do this. I have heard of programs like JavaCC, JavaCup,
>JLex, ANTLR, and others, but I do not understand exactly what they do.
>My basic question is, where do I start? Thanks in advance.


Try JavaCup and JLex. They're designed to work together, and seem to
quite nicely (personal experience). I've installed both, and thus
have a "complete" compiler development system with these lex (Jlex)
and yacc (JavaCup) tools.


Regards,
David C. Matthews
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