An interactive compiler construction package

Includes bibliographical references (page 57)A package of computer programs for automatically\ud generating computer language translators known as\ud compilers is presented. The package was designed for use\ud as an instructional device to teach the techniques of\ud computer language translation. The package concentrates\ud on the first stages of this translation, the syntactic\ud analysis phases of compilation.\ud The report begins with the historical perspective of\ud automated compiler construction. The functions of the\ud different phases of syntactic analysis are discussed:\ud lexical analysis and SLR parsing. The algorithms used to \ud implement lexical analysis and parsing are considered, in\ud general and in terms of their specific requirements for\ud the programs that are included in this package.\ud The lexical analysis and parsing stages of the\ud package are each divided into two phases to create the\ud automated tools for defining a compiler. The first phase\ud of each is a ???generator" program that creates tables to\ud be used by the second phase. The second phase of each of\ud these processes is driven by the tables of the first\ud phases. The implementation of each phase is covered\ud through a description of their algorithmic requirements.\ud The evolution of the package of programs is\ud discussed and evaluated. Included are the limitations as\ud well as the success of the classroom use of the package