Learning Compilers using C++

[Shakti]

Hi,
I wish to improve on my skills of writing a compiler. So I would like
to study the compilers that are there and first try to fix simple bugs
in them. Can any one sugges on what compilers I can start? I dont want
to start something complicated..

 

[Ian Collins]

Hi,
I wish to improve on my skills of writing a compiler. So I would like
to study the compilers that are there and first try to fix simple bugs
in them. Can any one sugges on what compilers I can start? I dont want
to start something complicated..

The obvious answer would be gcc, but compilers are very complex beasts,
so don't expect an easy ride.

 

[Christof Meerwald]

I wish to improve on my skills of writing a compiler. So I would like
to study the compilers that are there and first try to fix simple bugs
in them. Can any one sugges on what compilers I can start? I dont want
to start something complicated..

OpenWatcom (http://www.openwatcom.org) might be worth a look (and of course,
there is gcc)


Christof

 

[benben]

The obvious answer would be gcc, but compilers are very complex beasts,
so don't expect an easy ride.

GCC is way too big to tackle for the first time. C++ is a complex
language and a C++ compiler is very also very complex. I suggest you to
start with something simpler, like a pascal compiler.

Ben

 

[Binary]

If you want to hack gcc, read <<gcc internals>> first.

 

[Shakti]

Hi,
thanks for the suggestion. Can you send me some link on the PASCLE
compiler...I will try in google but still if you know some thing
specefic?
'Thanks