On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:44, Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > [snip > > 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 >
Coco/R is good tool, we used it on University at Compiler Construction course (Modula2 was our official language), but it is nowhere powerful enough for FPC's needs (just think of syntax modes). It's easier to learn about scanners/parsers/tokens and implement it manually than to use Coco/R. Plus, you get better understanding of [part of] compiler internals. Regards, Aleksa _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
