Implementing Java Compilers Using ReRAGs
Författare
Summary, in English
Rewritable Reference Attributed Grammars (ReRAGs) is a recently developed compiler-compiler technology based on object-orientation, aspect-orientation, reference attributed grammars, and conditional rewrites. In this paper we describe our experiences from using ReRAGs for implementing Java compilers. We illustrate how the usage of ReRAGs renders a rather compact, yet easy-to-understand and modular compiler specification where code analysis, restructurings, and optimizations can be conveniently described as aspects performing computations and transformations on the abstract syntax tree. Currently, we have implemented two compilers: one that generates C code with real-time support, and one that generates Java bytecode. Both share the same front end.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
213-234
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Nordic Journal of Computing
Volym
11
Issue
3
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Publishing Association Nordic Journal of Computing
Ämne
- Computer Science
Nyckelord
- Java
- compiler construction
- Object-Orientation
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- LUCAS
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1236-6064