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Reid Spencer a99d81d2d0 Make Stacker into a complete project with its own configuration. llvm-svn: 16167		2004-09-04 19:48:50 +00:00
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Lexer.l	Add support for dos-style files	2004-05-27 18:28:32 +00:00
Makefile	Make Stacker into a complete project with its own configuration.	2004-09-04 19:48:50 +00:00
README	Initial stacker checkin	2003-11-23 17:52:55 +00:00
StackerCompiler.cpp	Make the StackerCompiler and optimizing translator by running specific	2004-09-04 19:07:32 +00:00
StackerCompiler.h	Make the StackerCompiler and optimizing translator by running specific	2004-09-04 19:07:32 +00:00
StackerParser.y	Changes For Bug 352	2004-09-01 22:55:40 +00:00

README

This directory contains a sample language front end for LLVM.

It is a *very* simple/crude implementation of FORTH. It has many
deficiencies but provides enough basics to give you an idea of 
what programming a new language front end for LLVM  looks like.

To keep things simple, Stacker has the following limitations:
1. Only a single, global stack is manipulated.
2. There is no interpretation, everything is compiled.
3. There's no type/bounds checking .. you're on your own.
4. There's no floating point support.
5. Only stdin can be read. Only stdout can be written. No other 
   file I/O is supported.

As such, this isn't a very useful language for anything other than
the most trivial of programs. It is, however, a good learning tool
(for both the author and the student).

Reid Spencer
16 November 2003