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Macro and File Structure Preservation in Source‐to‐source Translation
Author(s) -
ANDREWS KRISTY,
VIGNA PAUL DEL,
MOLLOY MARK
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-024x(199603)26:3<281::aid-spe14>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - macro , computer science , source code , preprocessor , programming language , source text , translation (biology) , context (archaeology) , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , chemistry , biology , messenger rna , gene , paleontology , biochemistry
This paper describes a strategy for translating macro definitions and uses in the context of performing automated source‐to‐source translation between high‐level programming languages. This translation technology enables macros and other preprocessor structures to be preserved in the generated source. It is useful for generating readable and maintainable code.