[antlr-interest] Fwd: Java Parser to analyze C++ language syntax

[SSG JJV]

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From: SSG JJV <virtuoso.coders at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [antlr-interest] Java Parser to analyze C++ language syntax
To: Andy Tripp <antlr at jazillian.com>


I am afraid, i could not find the parser in antlr. The one provided by Sun,
i could never get it to work.I found one parser on JavaCC, implemented in
Java. This seems to be the closest to my requirement. But that parser has
bugs which i need to address myself.

Thanks for the posts.

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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Andy Tripp <antlr at jazillian.com> wrote:

> Kaleb Pederson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:06 PM, SSG JJV <virtuoso.coders at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes. But David's parser outputs C++ parser. I need a Java Parser to
>>> validate
>>> C++ language syntax.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>> It looks as if LLVM now has capable and stable C++ support:
>>
>> LLVM includes "Front-ends for C and C++ based on the GCC 3.4 and 4.0.1
>> parsers. They support the ANSI-standard C and C++ languages to the
>> same degree that GCC supports them. Additionally, many GCC extensions
>> are supported" [1].
>>
>> I've followed some of their progress and architecture and I believe it
>> would be a good starting point.
>>
>
> But it looks like your parser needs to be written in C++ to use LLVM, no?
> And the wikipedia entry only mentions a front-end for parsing Java byte
> code,
> with no mention of parsing Java source code (other than saying one could
> be developed). Is there a Java source code frontend for LLVM in
> development?
>
> Andy
>
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