[fpc-pascal]Understanding the compiler sources

[Anton Tichawa]

Hello!

> Hi,
> I want to understand how a compiler works. So I thought I could search a
> little open source Compiler (FreePascal is very big and I think I had a
> better overview with a smaller one).
> So I decided to understand FreePascal. I found „Free Pascal 1.0.x
> Internal documentation version 1.0“ on freepascal.org.

Yo may try to read it, but it's rather a technical document desribing this 
very Free Pascal compiler. If you want to understand how compilers work, I 
suggest reading a comprehensive book. I use 'Compiler Construction' by F. L. 
Bauer and J. Eickel, 2nd Edition, Springer 1976.

HTH

Anton Tichawa.

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"Adas Methode war, wie sich zeigen wird, Tagträume in offenbar korrekte 
Berechnungen einzuweben."

Doris Langley Moore: Ada, Countess of Lovelace (London 1977).

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Anton Tichawa
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