On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Andrew McGeachie <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > - a > > On Mar 6, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Bryan Duxbury wrote: > >> It seems like there's some consensus on a JavaCC based compiler. Should we >> open an JIRA issue and start to explore feasibility? >> -Bryan
I'm not at all opposed to this idea, as I'd like to see an alternative compiler developed. I definitely think people should explore this option. However, I don't think there's consensus at all that it should be JavaCC-based, and durin the feasibility stage should continue to explore alternatives. What are the requirements, as I see them? Supports LALR or better, for some meaning of better Easily portable to Linux, Windows, Solaris, OSX and the BSDs Doesn't require core packages [gcc, jdk, ruby, python, c runtime] released after a certain date (late 2004 perhaps) I would be in favor of any toolset meeting these requirements over the existing one, but there are many options out there. If JavaCC is what gets it done, peachy. Michael
