[antlr-interest] Full C# port of ANTLR, also updated Visual Studio support

[Brent Yates]

Sam,

Good job.  Very cool work!

Brent Yates

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Sam Harwell
<sharwell at pixelminegames.com>wrote:

>  Now that I have the ANTLR tool using full V3 grammars, I tied the tool
> grammars directly into the Visual Studio language service. The previous
> build of our language service reported syntax errors in some valid grammars
> (including the ANTLR tool grammars themselves). This build fixes those
> issues.
>
>
>
> Also, I've posted a 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org) archive containing only
> the C# port of the Tool and its required StringTemplate and Runtime dlls.
>
> * *
>
> The current preview of our Visual Studio support and the binaries are
> available on our site:
>
> http://wiki.pixelminegames.com/index.php?title=Tools:nFringe:Antlr:Releases
>
>
>
> *Here is a Q&A regarding the new ports.*
>
>
>
> *Are there any differences between this port and the Java package for the
> Tool?*
>
> Functionally, there should be few to no differences. The command line
> parameters should work the same as before, and any variation from this
> should be reported as a bug. Under the hood, there is one very big change.
> This build of the Tool and StringTemplate library were generated entirely
> from ANTLR 3 grammars. The Java version of these items use primarily ANTLR 2
> grammars. The ANTLR 2 grammars are known to be stable, and will likely be
> used for a while until we can verify the functionality of the ANTLR 3
> grammars across a wide range of usages. Then we'll have to port these
> grammars back from C# to Java (which really isn't the hard part).
>
>
>
> *What are the requirements to use these tools?*
>
> To use the C# port of the ANTLR 3 Tool, you need the following:
>
> ·         .NET Framework 3.5 SP1:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7&displaylang=en
>
> ·         Visual J# Runtime:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f72c74b3-ed0e-4af8-ae63-2f0e42501be1&displaylang=en
>
>
>
> To use the Visual Studio integration, please see the following page for
> additional requirements:
> http://wiki.pixelminegames.com/index.php?title=Tools:nFringe:Antlr
>
>
>
> *This download includes "Antlr.Runtime.dll", and my grammar uses the
> CSharp or CSharp2 target. Can I use this runtime?*
>
> No. This dll is only compatible with the unofficial CSharp3 target, and is
> not licensed for distribution. You should continue using your current target
> and runtime until we release the new target under an appropriate license.
>
>
>
> *This download includes "Antlr3.StringTemplate.dll". Can I use it as my
> StringTemplate runtime?*
>
> Not at this time. The C# port of the Tool depends on StringTemplate support
> and uses this file. We will license this library for general use at a later
> time.
>
>
>
> *Can this port of the Tool build grammars for other targets like Java, C,
> etc.?*
>
> Yes. All targets should be updated. Let me know if there are any issues.
>
>
>
> *Is the source code for the Tool available?*
>
> We will release the source for the C# ports of the Tool, StringTemplate,
> and the CSharp3 runtime under a BSD license as soon as possible. The extra
> features such as full Visual Studio support, debugging, etc., will be under
> a separate license. Among other things, we are working to complete the
> following before releasing the code:
>
> ·         Verify proper functionality of runtime features including
> debugging in the new Runtime library.
>
> ·         Clean up the code and remove dependence on the J# runtime.
>
> ·         Provide a mechanism for adding/removing/editing the supported
> runtimes without forcing a rebuild of the Tool itself. Currently, the .stg
> templates for all of the runtime libraries are embedded in the executable.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Sam Harwell
>
> nFringe Project Lead
>
> Pixel Mine, Inc.
>
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