compiler front end

hi all ,

I am willing to write a compiler front-end for my semester
project . I am studying compilers in my present semester and I am
following the Dragon Book for the theory and Allen I. Holub's Compiler
Design in C for the _actual stuff_ .
.. Although I must admit that as of now I am not able to make out
much out of Holub's book since I am not through with the theory yet
but I have come to understand that it would be much easier to go
through it once I complete the theory . As of now I am almost done
with the front-end theory and so I want to design a compiler front-end
( lexer and parser ) .
Now there are certain issues that i am facing . First of all,
I need to have a grammar so that I would know what all terminals
( tokens ) I have to use . This would be required for the design of
the lexer . Having the grammar would also solve many issues regarding
the parser too .
Can anyone suggest me a simple context-free grammar ? I'd
highly appreciate it . I would also stick to this thread for any other
issues that I face while designing the front-end .
Thanking in anticipation . Vaib .

re: compiler front end

"vaib" <vaibhavpanghal@gmail.comwrote in message
news:4c1614a6-1d9b-4dd2-97fc-ff644fef8c8d@i18g2000prf.googlegroups.com...Try posting to comp.compilers where someone might know what you're on about.

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Bartc

re: compiler front end

On Nov 17, 3:02*am, vaib <vaibhavpang...@gmail.comwrote:There is a small grammar that's nice for learning in the appendix of
this text:
http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~louden/cmptext/

There is also one in Wirth's old book:
http://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Str.../dp/0130224189

You will get more help at comp.compilers.

re: compiler front end

On Nov 18, 6:00*am, Gene <gene.ress...@gmail.comwrote:thank you for your reply . i'll try that out . and thank you Bartc