I.Sparry@gdr.bath.ac.uk (07/05/90)
One of my colleagues, Dr Jeremy Bennett has written a book entitled
Introduction to Compiling Techniques, A First course using ANSI C, LEX and
YACC published by McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0 07 7072154, 242 pages, 12.95 pounds
sterling, which may be of interest. The chapter headings are
1 What is a compiler
2 Target languages
3 Formal Grammers
4 Intermediate representations
5 Lexical analysis
6 Syntax analysis methods
7 Error handling
8 Parser generators
9 Semantic checking
10 Code generation
11 Code optimization
12 A complete compiler for VSL
The compiler in chapter 12 is available from a mail server. Send a message
with body 'help' to 'jpb=compiler-request@maths.bath.ac.uk' or
'jpb=cr@maths.bath.ac.uk' for instructions.
It is designed as an introduction to the subject.
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In article <1990Jun21.183730.3877@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us>, efowler@milton.u.washington.edu (Eric Fowler) writes: > Some time back, somebody here posted a request for a textbook on lex. I lost > the piece, but would like to know if he or anybody else can recommend a good > source on lex, yacc, and other construction tools. Thanks, > =Eric ``Introduction to Compiler Construction with UNIX'' Schreiner,Friedman Prentice-Hall, Inc. is a good book about Lex and Yacc. Also, the manuals by the Free Software Foundation are great. They have one about Bison, their Yacc clone, and about gawk, GNU awk. bye, mike Michael K. Gschwind mike@vlsivie.at Technical University, Vienna mike@vlsivie.uucp Voice: (++43).1.58801 8144 e182202@awituw01.bitnet Fax: (++43).1.569697 -- Send compilers articles to compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us {spdcc | ima | lotus| world}!esegue. Meta-mail to compilers-request@esegue.