[antlr-interest] Don't Shoot! (Getting started w/ANTLR3 and C#)

[Johannes Luber]

C. Mundi schrieb:
> 
> Ok.  I have been reading the wiki and experimenting with ANTLRWorks 
> while waiting for the book to arrive in my mailbox. 
> 
> I'm not sure the book will (or should) answer this.  I am looking for a 
> start-to-finish example targeting C#.  The finish line for me is _not_ 
> the output of ANTLR.  My finish line is a Windows dll or exe that 
> actually parses user input.

There are example grammars for C# on the download page.
> 
> I am already able to generate lexing and parsing code for various 
> targets, either with ANTLRWorks or with ANTLR from the Linux command 
> line.  Ultimately I need to build Windows apps, so I need to get the 
> ANTLR environment set up for Dev Studio.  So, newly emboldened by my 
> success on Linux, I tried to port my new skills to Windows by gamely 
> adding an option{ language=CSharp; } phrase.  Oh, if only it were so 
> easy!  I got C# code, but I couldn't build it.
> 
> So I read a number of semi-mutually-contradictory-and-or-incomplete 
> helpful hints on the wiki and by Googling.

Can you describe where you found not-as-helpful-information on the wiki, 
so I can fix it?
> 
> That got me as far as adding a Reference to the Antlr3.Runtime -- huge 
> step forward.

I'm not sure when which assemblies are required, but I always add 
Antlr.Runtime, Antlr.Utilities, antlr.runtime and Antlr.StringTemplate. 
With these you cover all bases.
> 
> Then I ran into this mysterious RecognizerSharedState object in the C# 
> target.  Uh oh.  I guess I'm still missing a Reference to a .NET 
> Assembly, which probably means I skipped an important step, like 
> building it.  I get a vague sense of this from some of the postings, but 
> I guess I'm just dense. 
> 
> Any clues will be greatly appreciated.  I'll be happy to wait for the 
> book to arrive, if it has the answer.  Please be blunt.  Insults can 
> only make me smarter.  :)

My guess is that you are mixing code generation from ANTLR 3.1b1 with a 
library from 3.0.1. They aren't even source compatible. Please use the 
library and generation from the latest build - otherwise they may not 
work together.

Johannes