ANTLR

Submitted first approximation of IronGlue Grammar

Today (I see on my watch, it is already tomorrow) I submitted pre-alpha version of IronGlue grammar to source repository at http://www.codeplex.com .The grammar is a simplified copy of a Smalltalk grammar descibed at http://chronos-st.blogspot.com/2007/12/smalltalk-in-one-page.html .
Still, it is not compilable, but it is a good start. I will take look at Squeak grammar, maybe I… »

Started writing Smalltalk grammar for ANTLR, while still learning this excellent software

As a good programmer I am a very lazy person and make a very huge effort to stay that way
That’ s why I write software to save my time and time of other people. When I was about to start writing the Smalltalk grammar, of course, I wanted to reuse somebody else’s work…. »

Finally, I have figured out how to debug an ANTLR tree walker

Today, I finally figured how, how to debug a tree grammar on ANTLRWorks. The problems were :

I generated java file for a parser in ANTLRWorks, which resulted in a debug version
The ANTLRWorks came with a default remote debug port #49100, after reading some
advise at http://www.antlr.org/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4554901 ,
I changed the port number to #49153 and it started… »

IronGlue project start announcement

Couple of days ago I started an IronGlue project, which will hopefully result in a Smalltalk-like language running on top of DLR.
I am learning how to write blog, so I will be able to describe how I am learning how to write parsers and lexers.
I have no idea how to write a compiler, which is… »