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Subject: 'C' TO FORTH TRANSLATOR
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Date: 20 Dec 89 06:00:43 GMT
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 Date: 12-18-89 (08:54)              Number: 1466
   To: IAN GREEN                     Refer#: 1452
 From: CHRIS SMITH                     Read: NO
 Subj: 'C' TO FORTH TRANSLATOR       Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 I have been looking at AWK interpreters too.  Far away the 'best' for my
 situation is Robb Duff's version.  (You can get it from his board at
 604 251-1816 (Duffleboard)).  Its main plus is that it's YACC based
 which makes it easy to extend the sytax.  Its major minus is that it is
 rather slow.

 I'm more concerned about conventional programming than pattern matching.
 It seemed interesting to write the application in Forth and provide a C
 type interpreter.  That way I could 'drop' into the 4th 'assembler'
 level as needed.  Interfacing AWK to the rest of the package would be
 rather tough.

 In any event, please let me know what you uncover.  I've come across a
 few PD C compilers, including a very good 68K one.
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