From: Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@...>
Date: 2005-05-03T20:54:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Thinking of creating a small mini-language-interpreter using Ruby

Excellent Richard, thanks!!

On 5/3/05, Richard Cole <rcole@itee.uq.edu.au> wrote:
> Glenn Smith wrote:
> 
> >Always something I've wanted to write - an interpreter of my own.  Now
> >I'm not likely to produce the next 'Ruby', but the recent announcement
> >of Fu's 'TAO', and other languages, make me wonder if I could write
> >something similar.  Just for me, so to speak.  A bit of fun.
> >
> >I did look at the possibility of going down the traditional route of
> >[F]Lex/Yacc[Bison] and 'C', but it would be nice to write it in Ruby.
> >Alright, it would be one interpreted language interpreting another,
> >but as I said, 'a bit of fun'.  That's if two small children and a
> >scary wife allow me the time of course!!
> >
> >I see there are ruby-lex and ruby-yacc modules on RAA - anybody used
> >these in anger and are they complete/good-enough?
> >
> >Has anybody done this kind of thing before?  Not being a) a genius, b)
> >Matz, or c) the owner of a fine beard, can anybody recommend any good
> >URL's/tutorials/perhaps even books?
> >
> >I could grow a beard of course...
> >
> >
> I played a bit with RACC but found the documentation a little terse so I
> wrote a quick description you may find of some small help.
> 
>   http://kvo.itee.uq.edu.au/twiki/bin/view/Main/RjBlog41
> 
> I think you'll find writing parsers in a YACC like system (e.g. RACC) a
> lot of fun. RACC is much easier to use to YACC/BISON.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Richard.
> 
> 


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All the best
Glenn
Aylesbury, UK