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From: dws@cseg.UUCP (David W. Summers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Porting output of Yacc and Lax to the IBbuM
Message-ID: <137@cseg.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Oct-87 15:14:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: cseg.137
Posted: Thu Oct  8 15:14:51 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 11-Oct-87 16:49:52 EDT
References: <468@aoa.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Science Engineering Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Keywords: yacc lax ibm pc
Summary: I've done it with Xenix!
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In article <468@aoa.UUCP>, rob@aoa.UUCP (Rob Everton) writes:
> Seeking comments on the process of developing a small language
> compiler system for the ibm pc family using Yacc and Lax
> from a different machine, probably 3b1 unix pc's or something.
> Has anyone tried this? 
> Does anyone have any comments for or against the two utilities
> or the possibility of problems porting to a pc format processor?
> 	Rob Everton
> 	...!{harvard,ima}!bbn!aoa!rob
> 	...!{wjh12,mit-vax}!biomed!aoa!rob

I've written assemblers with Xenix Yacc and Lex and then compiled them with
MicroSoft C.  Works Great!  Is this what you were asking about?  The only
trouble I've had is when I try to port GREAT BIG Lex or Yacc specifications.
Then the C compiler runs out of table space/data space sometimes.  Other than
that I've had no problem porting stuff from these machines to the IBM PC:
   1) IBM MainFrame (Amdahl/UTS Sys V)
   2) AT&T 3B2/400 (Unix Sys V/2.0.4(?))
   3) Tandy 3000 HD (Xenix Sys V/286)

   Hope this helps!
                         - David Summers
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