Need help

Compiler design is an advanced college-level area of study that is incredibly complicated. You will not find tutorials on it.

In addition, Visual C++ is not just a compiler; it''s an IDE. That adds the additional complications of creating a user interface in which to code.

If you truly want to make a compiler (not a good idea, IMHO, but nobody''s stopping you) it would be best for you to learn assembly. A compiler typically translates from a higher-level language to ASM (assembly) which is then translated into machine code. If you don''t know ASM, there''s no way you''re going to compile higher-level code to it!!

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Original post by TerranFury
You will not find tutorials on it.

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http://www-compiler.csa.iisc.ernet.in/~janaki/crenshaw/

Of course, the existence of a tutorial doesn't automatically bring writing a compiler within the realm of possibility. As TerranFury mentioned, you'll need a college course or two.


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Martee

Edited by - Martee on August 15, 2001 8:45:15 PM

Thanks I did know I would probably need a high education I just wanted to know how the code looks just to study for fun and laern new ways, But thanks for you help!!

Why would you want to make one anyway? MSVC is pretty nice. Aren''t there much more productive things to program?

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Need help? Well, go FAQ yourself.

I wrote a front end for a Virtual Boy compiler. www.teenproductions.com it''s the VBDK.

There was a project going on to compile C into Virtual Boy code but I stopped paying attention to that stuff before it was completed.

You might beable to get some source out of them. You could also look up information on the Gameboy. A lot of people have written compilers and apps for it.

If you want to learn how to write a compiler it''d probably be easier to start with old gaming systems since they''re less complicated and have larger communities for doing such things.

Ben

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