gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

[Chris Jones]

Is it possible to modify the source code of gcc to enable to compilation 
of a completely new programming language, as yet unrecognized? How much 
of a big job would I be looking at for such a task?


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Re: gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

[Cong Wang]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Chris Jones <chrisjones@spin.net.au> wrote:
> Is it possible to modify the source code of gcc to enable to compilation of
> a completely new programming language, as yet unrecognized? How much of a
> big job would I be looking at for such a task?

Yeah, you need to write a gcc front-end for it.

But this is totally off-topic in LKML, you need to go to gcc mailing list.

Re: gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

[Chris Jones]

Cong Wang wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Chris Jones<chrisjones@spin.net.au>  wrote:
>> Is it possible to modify the source code of gcc to enable to compilation of
>> a completely new programming language, as yet unrecognized? How much of a
>> big job would I be looking at for such a task?
> 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 
there as a front-end has nothing to do with the functionality of gcc. 
Explain to me why you would suggest this? Curious.

I am aware it is off-topic and have also brought it up on the gcc 
mailing list, thanks.


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Re: gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

[Bernd Petrovitsch]

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?

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Re: gcc compiler modification to cater for new programming language

[Lukasz]

(apologies for total cut of quoting, gmane poster has
one insane limitation...)

WHy does it have to be GCC always ???

http://wiki.freepascal.org/linux/kernel/module_development#Building_kernel_modules_.28for_fun.29_thread

Sadly I stopped at having printk working and never moved forward. But there is
potential, I think.

L.