Thank you Thierry , that was exactly what i was looking for :) On the subject of syntax, StrongTalk looks far more advanced compared to what I am aiming which is basically writting C code with Smalltalk like syntax. I am looking at this
http://bracha.org/nwst.html Which describes some really impressive features. So I am aiming only for source to source compiler and not implementation of complex systems for incremental compilations , optional type system etc. On parsing strange code that is not much of an issue cause the project I am working on has pretty reasonable code and will probably offer a way to inline c code in case the parser fail. In any case my goals are small , cause I dont have resources for complex implementations. Its also a language that will be designed solely for my needs and be offered open source for anyone else that may find it useful. In any case I am sure I will have many questions to ask :) I was looking into ANTLR , since the book I am reading on language design is using ANTLR but I rather implement this in Pharo. I used SmaCC when I was working for my Python bridge and I really liked it , mostly because it offers ready made syntax definitions for most popular languages. Which makes my life a lot easier. On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:45 PM Thierry Goubier <thierry.goub...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dimitris, > > Le 16/10/2018 à 19:39, Dimitris Chloupis a écrit : > > yes i already said that i followed the instructions in the github repo > > Yes, by default that installation of SmaCC does not load all parsers > (some of them are fairly large). However, most of them are in the > downloaded repository, so you can load them independently. > > Otherwise, loading that way, should load everything: > > Metacello new > baseline: 'SmaCC'; > repository: 'github://SmaCCRefactoring/SmaCC'; > load: #('Tools' 'Examples' 'Examples-Extra') > > Regarding your language question, I'd suggest two things: > > - Look at StrongTalk for a way to write Smalltalk with type declarations... > > - C parsers able to parse most strange C code one may encounter takes > some work... > > Regards, > > Thierry > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 8:18 PM H. Hirzel <hannes.hir...@gmail.com > > <mailto:hannes.hir...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Refers to > > https://github.com/SmaCCRefactoring/SmaCC > > > > which says > > > > This is the port for Smalltalk/Pharo 1.3, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. > > > > > > Installing a Development version of Pharo for the latest Pharo (with > > no guarantees): > > > > Metacello new > > baseline: 'SmaCC'; > > repository: 'github://SmaCCRefactoring/SmaCC'; > > load > > > > On 10/16/18, H. Hirzel <hannes.hir...@gmail.com > > <mailto:hannes.hir...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > What about trying > > > > > > > > > Metacello new > > > baseline: 'SmaCC'; > > > repository: 'github://ThierryGoubier/SmaCC'; > > > load > > > > > > This worked in Pharo 6.1 in November 2017 > > > > > > On 10/16/18, Dimitris Chloupis <kilon.al...@gmail.com > > <mailto:kilon.al...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> thanks for the info Peter , will give it a try :) > > >> > > >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 7:35 PM PBKResearch > > <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk <mailto:pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk>> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Dimitris > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> If you download the latest Moose Suite 6.1, you will have Pharo > > 6.1 with > > >>> lots of extra packages, including SmaCC. The SmaCC includes > > compilers > > >>> for > > >>> C, Smalltalk and Java, among others, but with little or no > > >>> documentation. > > >>> I > > >>> am not a SmaCC expert, so I can’t say whether it will do what > > you want, > > >>> but > > >>> at least it will give you a start. Moose also includes > > PetitParser and > > >>> PP2,if you want to try other parsing approaches. Of course, the > > Windows > > >>> version is 32-bit only, for reasons explained elsewhere in this > > thread. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> HTH > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Peter Kenny > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> *From:* Pharo-users <pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org > > <mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org>> *On Behalf Of > > >>> *Dimitris > > >>> Chloupis > > >>> *Sent:* 16 October 2018 15:40 > > >>> *To:* Any question about pharo is welcome > > <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org <mailto:pharo-users@lists.pharo.org>> > > >>> *Subject:* [Pharo-users] Installing SmaCC > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Hey guys > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I downloaded the latest Pharo 6.1 64bit for Windows and tried > > to install > > >>> SmaCC through the catalog browser but it failed > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I did manage to install it following the instruction in the > > github repo > > >>> but I see that I am missing most parser packages. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> The languages I am interested are Smalltalk (which is included) > > and C > > >>> (if > > >>> possible C++ too) cause I will be creating a new language which > > will be > > >>> a > > >>> cross between C and Smalltalk (very similar to smalltalk syntax > > but with > > >>> the addtion of C types and no GC and dynamic typing and also a > > partial > > >>> implementation of OOP that is quite diffirent). My goal is > > compilation > > >>> of > > >>> my language to readable C code so the ability to parse also > > existing C > > >>> code > > >>> is needed. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Any help is greatly appreciated , thanks :) > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > >
