Re: [Kernfach-devel]Re4: Kernfach

[Denis L. <dl...@sm...>]

> > I think we should write this translator in plain C99, even without any
> > C++ extensions.
> Why in plain C99? I not insist on using OOP but I plan to use C++ as
> improved C. It has very useful features such as enums and it is possible to
> declare variables anywhere in the code you need.

plain C also has enums.  Scattering declaration of variables everywhere --
not sure it is such a big merit..  OK, I do not insist on plain C,
but suggest using C++ features only if they are really needed.

> > If kernfach is syntactically just lists -- do you think we need to use any
> > lex/yacc stuff?
> I think that thanks to simply syntax of kernfach it is not necessary to use
> such utils as lex and yacc.
>
> Although we may use them. What do you think about them ?

Probably we do not need them for kernfach->C translator.
Things will get more complicated when we will write
C->kernfach and other translators.  But I want those
translators to be written in kernfach so it will be
not much use for lex/yacc because they generate C code.

> I think it is time to reach agreement about syntax of kernfach ( maybe
> approximately).

I\'ll try to prepare preliminary specification for kernfach
in the next few days.