On Feb 1, 2008 3:24 PM, Klaas-Jan Stol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi,
>
> for people starting to use PAST nodes, it might be difficult to get started,
> or not very clear what you can do with it. For instance, suppose you have a
> certain language construct to translate, you need to figure out which past
> nodes you have to create, and what attributes.
>
> would it be an idea to create a document describing the PAST nodes by
> example, showing what the attributes do (what effect) and how the generated
> PIR is affected by the several options?
>
> an example is attached.

+1

> If this isn't considered worhtwhile,I won't work on it any longer (I
> actually do have other stuff to do :-),
> but if this idea is thought to be a good idea, i'll work on it a bit more.
> Other people are invited to add stuff too :-)

Improving the state of the documentation is always welcome; think if
it as an investment to get even more people working on stuff.

> Also, we could also add "good practices" or whatever, smart tricks to get
> things done with PAST nodes.
> anyway, won't do it if it's not really useful.
>
> comments welcome,
>
> kjs
>



-- 
Will "Coke" Coleda

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