L98CC@CUNYVM (10/07/90)
Which book is the definte reference to C++ language that is comprehensive enough to derive a compiler from? ------- From Internet : if your site has a dumb mailer try | for a smart mailer try SH941727%CCNYVME.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU | SH941727@CCNYVME.BITNET Today's Quote : 9 Lives tastes better than Dinty Moore's Beef Stew.
jimad@microsoft.UUCP (Jim ADCOCK) (10/09/90)
In article <90279.164521L98CC@CUNYVM.BITNET> <SH941727%CCNYVME.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> writes: >Which book is the definte reference to C++ language that is comprehensive >enough to derive a compiler from? None, which is at least in part why there is a language standardization effort going on. However, the book that is by far the closest to meeting these goals is: The Annotated C++ Reference Manual Ellis & Stroustrup Addison-Wesley 1990 ISBN 0-201-51459-1 Serious compiler implementers look at this manual, compare their implementation against other C++ compilers -- particularly the latest cfront implementation, check to see whether well known libraries and programs compile and execute correctly when compiled by their compiler, compare their implementation against the ANSI-C specs as a secondary reference, subordinate to the above mentioned manual, and join the language standardization committee to keep abreast of developments and areas of disagreement.... Good Luck! [PS: Not a compiler implementor, but I know some people who are trying :-]