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Quick compiler construction using uniform code generators
Author(s) -
Lancaster Ronald L.,
Schneider Victor B.
Publication year - 1976
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/spe.4380060108
Subject(s) - compiler , cobol , computer science , programming language , subroutine , set (abstract data type) , compiler construction , code (set theory) , documentation , operating system
This paper describes our experience in using a common set of code generating subroutines as the basis for compilers of ALGOL W, ALGOL 60 and subsets of PL/I and COBOL. The advantages of using a common set of primitives for implementing more than one compiler include: (1) greatly reduced effort to implement additional languages; (2) simplified maintenance of the generated compilers; (3) standardized diagnostic messages for all compilers implemented using this system; and (4) simplified documentation of the compilers.