Ofront+ is a tool that translates programs in Oberon dialects into semantically equivalent C programs. Full error analysis is performed on the Oberon input program and in case of no errors up to three files are generated as output.
Ofront+ does not invoke the C compiler or linkage editor. This may be done in separate shell scripts or make files and is inherently dependent on the C compiler and linkage editor being used.
Although normally not read by the user, the C code generated by Ofront+ is kept as readable as possible, nicely formatted, should not produce any C compiler error messages or warnings and is tuned for efficient execution. In fact, an Oberon program translated by Ofront+ can be expected to execute as fast and read as well as an equivalent hand-coded C program.
Ofront+ is based on Ofront by Software Templ OEG. Here are two versions:
1. Ofront+ for Windows & Linux command line
2. Ofront+ for BlackBox Component Builder (runs as a subsystem)
Features
- full Oberon, Oberon-2, Component Pascal and Oberon-07 language support (it's structured and modular succesor of Pascal and Modula-2)
- you'll be able to use a C compiler for the respective target platform
- extensible module interfaces
- fast translation
- parameterization for arbitrary C compilers, ANSI and K&R
- highly compact and efficient run-time system
- automatic precise garbage collection
- advanced heap management (growth on demand, finalization)
- commands and modules preserved
- dynamic loading of modules or subsystems
- interfacing with C or other foreign languages
- clean and human-readable C code
- information hiding preserved in the generated header files
- multiple libraries available
- command-line version and integrated development environment (under BlackBox Component Builder)
Project Samples
