Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED.news.iecc.com!nerds-end From: gah4 Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: STEP compiler generator Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Organization: Compilers Central Lines: 17 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <22-06-070@comp.compilers> References: <22-06-045@comp.compilers> <22-06-062@comp.compilers> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: gal.iecc.com; posting-host="news.iecc.com:2001:470:1f07:1126:0:676f:7373:6970"; logging-data="74763"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@iecc.com" Keywords: tools, history Posted-Date: 22 Jun 2022 09:46:24 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com In-Reply-To: <22-06-062@comp.compilers> Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:3091 On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 4:24:10 PM UTC-7, Christopher F Clark wrote: > I'm not quite certain what problem you are trying to explain how to solve. > Thus, this reply has been delayed and may be off track. Yes, I didn't expect so much interest in 45 year old software. (Though last year I had IBM's ECAP running, which is closer to 60 years old. It is Fortran IV, translated from Fortran II.) So, yes, the core of Bison, the processor for generated parsers, and C interpreter together in one program would be about right. In case no-one thought of it before, it is now thought of. I believe STEP was someone's PhD project. Maybe someone else needs a project.