Phobos: A front-end approach to extensible compilers (long version)

Granicz, Adam and Hickey, Jason (2002) Phobos: A front-end approach to extensible compilers (long version). Technical Report. California Institute of Technology. [CaltechCSTR:2002.006]

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Abstract

This paper describes a practical approach for implementing certain types of domain-specific languages with extensible compilers. Given a compiler with one or more front-end languages, we introduce the idea of a ``generic'' front-end that allows the syntactic and semantic specification of domain-specific languages. Phobos, our generic front-end, offers modular language specification, allowing the programmer to define new syntax and semantics incrementally.

EPrint Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	programming languages, extensible compilers, Phobos, generic front-end
Subjects:	All Records
ID Code:	332
Deposited By:	Adam Granicz
Deposited On:	08 June 2002
Record Number:	CaltechCSTR:2002.006
Official Persistent URL:	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechCSTR:2002.006
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