COMPILER-COMPILER
\kəmpˈa͡ɪləkəmpˈa͡ɪlə], \kəmpˈaɪləkəmpˈaɪlə], \k_ə_m_p_ˈaɪ_l_ə_k_ə_m_p_ˈaɪ_l_ə]\
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An early compiler generator for the Atlas, with its owndistinctive input language.["The Compiler-Compiler", R.A. Brooker et al, Ann RevAutomatic Programming 3:229-275, Pergamon 1963].
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A utility to generate the source code of a parser,interpreter or compiler from an annotated languagedescription (usually in BNF). Most so calledcompiler-compilers are really just parser generators.Examples are Bison, Eli, FSL, META 5, MUG2,Parsley, Pre-cc, Yacc.
By Denis Howe
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