[comp.sys.amiga] why arent there any c-interpreter ?

admerlev@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Arnd Merlevede ) (12/03/90)

hey everybody,
i would like to know why there aren't any c-interprters out there.
it would be nice to test small pieces of code interactively...

so, any suggestions why there are none ?

arnd merlevede

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edgincd2@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Chris) (12/03/90)

If you get the book "Born to Code in C" by Herbert Schildt [I think], you
will see the complete source code for a C language interpreter.

Chris Edgington

dac@ukc.ac.uk (David Clear) (12/03/90)

In article <3303@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> admerlev@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Arnd Merlevede ) writes:
>i would like to know why there aren't any c-interprters out there.
>it would be nice to test small pieces of code interactively...

HiSoft in the UK do a C interpreter for the Atari ST. That proves they exist.

I think interpreting C is as close to blasphemy as you can get with a
programming language.

Dave.

newberry@nmsu.edu (Jeff Newberry) (12/04/90)

We have a C programming environment called Saber-C.  It is a C
debugger, C interpreter, etc.  It is a great tool to have.  Check it
out if you are interested.  It runs on our Sun Workstations.

Saber Software, Inc.
185 Alewife Brook Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-7636
Fax 617-547-9011

Jeff Newberry
newberry@nmsu.edu

meissner@osf.org (Michael Meissner) (12/04/90)

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| hey everybody,
| i would like to know why there aren't any c-interprters out there.
| it would be nice to test small pieces of code interactively...
| 
| so, any suggestions why there are none ?

I dunno, Saber-C is certainly a C interpreter.  It is a real neat
product, particularly the X windows version.  You can contact them at:

	Saber Software, Inc.
	185 Alewife Brook Parkway
	Cambridge, MA 02138
	617-876-7636

At present they support, Sun3, Sun4, Sun 386i, VAXen, DECstations, and
I think they said soon Data General AViiON.  They also have a C++
interpreter.
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Open Software Foundation, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142

Considering the flames and intolerance, shouldn't USENET be spelled ABUSENET?

henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) (12/05/90)

In article <3303@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> admerlev@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Arnd Merlevede ) writes:
>i would like to know why there aren't any c-interprters out there.
>it would be nice to test small pieces of code interactively...

There are several C interpreters.  Mostly, they are commercial products
with substantial price tags.
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