Re: Canonical format for header files (was... who cares?)

From: Randall Hyde (randyhyde_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:15:46 GMT

<arargh402NOSPAM@NOW.AT.arargh.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:31:01 -0000, "Beth"
>
>
> If you convert a C header file to a NASM include file, you lose so
> much information that converting that file to anything else is
> pointless. That's why I chose to just go from C headers to what I
> need.
>

That's why an intermediate canonical format is such a good idea.
You keep as much semantic information as possible. Assemblers
that can't use it, ignore it. Those that can use it, do.
> I can only just barely read C, and I don't attempt to write anything
> more trivial than 'Hello, World!". So, I wouldn't be much help there.
> But, I am a wizz at Basic, and Assembler (x86 variety). I have
> forgotten most of the IBM 1401, System 360 & Nova Assemblers that I
> knew.
>
> I may look into this conversion project, but probably only as an
> onlooker.

Well, C->canonical form is only one part of the project.
The project also needs volunteers to write code that
translates from canonical form to a specific assembler.
That task is quite a bit easier than C->canonical form.
Cheers,
Randy Hyde

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