Title :
Multibox parsers: no more handwritten lexical parsers
Author_Institution :
Liant Software Corp., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Most parser generators do not work with lexically complex languages like Fortran. Compiler writers end up writing lexers by hand. To deal with this complexity, the author suggests generating a parser that uses a series of boxes-like a mechanical caterpillar-instead of just two
Keywords :
FORTRAN; compiler generators; program compilers; Fortran; compiler writing; lexers; lexical parsers; lexically complex languages; multibox parsers; parser generators; Automation; Maintenance; Mars; Production; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
