[comp.lang.c] Translating COBOL into C!

d85_kitte@tekno.chalmers.se (Kristian Wedberg) (03/31/89)

During this summer I will be translating COBOL-programs into C,
and more generally, assessing different ways of doing this.
If some of you have already done this or simmilar things, I'd
be very interested in any conclusions or comments you care to make.
There's a lot of code involved and the programs shall be continually
upgraded and extended, so the resulting code should have a
natural C-style and not be too COBOL-like.

For instance, are there any programs that do a mechanical translation,
and are they useful? Should I write one with lex/yacc?

Approximately how fast can you do the translation?

How big a 'standard COBOL function'-library do you need before you 
can start any real translation, and are there any floating around?

Any and all replies gratefully accepted.

	Kristian


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