The C version of Let's Build a Compiler is here [0][1]. There are multiple versions/recent updates by people other than Peter Gray's original translation [2][3][4]. The original/Pascal version by Jack Crenshaw is here [5]. I've also been reading Wirth's original Pascal compiler writing books & works [6]. His code style is just so clear and succinct it makes the task of (re-)learning the theory easier even after I did a Compilers class in college with Dragon book.
[0] http://www.gtoal.com/compilers101/tinc/ [1] http://www.gtoal.com/compilers101/tinc/01_Peter_Gray/TinC_1_3/History.txt [2] http://www.gtoal.com/compilers101/tinc/02_Graham_Toal/ [3] http://www.gtoal.com/compilers101/tinc/03_Ed_Davis/ [4] http://www.gtoal.com/compilers101/tinc/06_Rainer_Thonnes/ [5] http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/ [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_%2B_Data_Structures_%3D_Programs On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:27 AM, <k...@shike2.com> wrote: > >> I think compilers are way over my level, but it's a subject that interest me >> and >> clang is massive c++, gcc is nonstandard bloat, tcc doesnt seem sufficient, >> so I wanna help. > > There are a lot of places were helping without having a big idea about > compilers. The scc driver is one of the places. Accepting flags like > -I, -S or piping the output of cc2 to gas are things that must be > done. > >> Where would be a good place to start learning? >> >> I have a book called "Compiler Construction: Principles and Practice", but I >> find it very tedious. >> If you know this book, would you say my impression is correct or am I just >> too >> stupid yet for such an advanced subject? > > Yes, this is true. Ususally books about compilers are really hard. > They are usually very theoretial, and with too much mathematic. My > suggestion for a beginner is "Let's build a compiler". It is a serie > of articles about how to write a compiler without talking about the > theory. The original articles used Pascal, and I think there is some > version in internet that translated it to C. > > Regards, > >
