[fpc-devel] Coco/R usage for FPC

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

Hi,

Speaking of language syntax in another thread it got me thinking.
Being around FPC for a few years now I have read many messages and saw
patches regarding language extensions etc...

Then today by pure accident while searching for Modula-2 if..then..end
syntax I came across this page:

  http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/coco/

Coco/R ( a compiler generator). A language syntax is described in a
rather simple manner. You then feed this information into a program
and it generates a parser and scanner.  The above URL mentions
versions available for Modula-2, Pascal, Delphi and many more...

Students from the Rhodes University used Coco/R to create a new
teaching language based on Modula-2. They called in Umbriel, and used
Coco/R.

  http://scifac.ru.ac.za/cspt/sigplan.htm

I gather FPC doesn't use something like this?  If so, any specific
reason why not? It seems like a very easy way to extend the language
though. Simply describe the syntax and another program generates the
code.

Here is more information on Wikipedia about Coco/R
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco/R


-- 
Regards,
  - Graeme -


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