Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!mintaka!spdcc!esegue!compilers-sender From: freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: Help on disassembler/decompilers Keywords: assembler, debug Message-ID: <1252@carol.fwi.uva.nl> Date: 12 Sep 90 12:27:30 GMT References: <6839.26ea3b0e@vax1.tcd.ie> <3972@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> Sender: compilers-sender@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us Reply-To: freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) Organization: Compilers Central Lines: 17 Approved: compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us X-Organisation: Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 409 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands X-Telex: 10262 hef nl X-Fax: +31 20 592 5155 X-Phone: +31 20 592 5022 vu0310@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu.cc.binghamton.edu (R. Kym Horsell) writes: >I have made various attempts at writing assemlber -> HLL translators over >the years, ... > >I ultimately see such tools as pointless, however, in that they only >encourage the maintenance of ``dusty deck'' stuff (in a new prettier form) >-- re-inventing the wheel occasionally comes up with a better wheel! No, no, no, they're VERY useful! No one will be EVER able to complain anymore that a system is sold without source code. Take a look at the complaints about the NeXT operating system. Also, Nosy is my favorite Mac application. Despite its interface. Freek "the Pistol Major" Wiedijk E-mail: freek@fwi.uva.nl -- Send compilers articles to compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us {ima | spdcc | world}!esegue. Meta-mail to compilers-request@esegue.