From: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@petrovitsch.priv.at>
To: Chris Jones <chrisjones@spin.net.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:38:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1339587528.18982.39.camel@thorin> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4FD6EA5B.5030905@spin.net.au>
On Die, 2012-06-12 at 17:06 +1000, Chris Jones wrote:
> Cong Wang wrote:
[...]
> > Yeah, you need to write a gcc front-end for it.
>
> Why would you suggest writing a front-end for it? I think you're wrong
Because that's the right thing to do?!
> there as a front-end has nothing to do with the functionality of gcc.
> Explain to me why you would suggest this? Curious.
Get a basic course in compiler-contruction and learn, what "frontend"
and "backend" in a compiler are.
But you could also write a parser which parses the new/other programming
language and produces C which in turn can be compiled a an unpatched
gcc.
> I am aware it is off-topic and have also brought it up on the gcc
Then why are you posting it anyways?
Bernd
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-13 11:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-10 2:02 gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language Chris Jones
2012-06-10 2:18 ` Cong Wang
2012-06-12 7:06 ` Chris Jones
2012-06-13 11:38 ` Bernd Petrovitsch [this message]
2012-06-10 8:31 ` Lukasz
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