[Haskell] ANNOUNCE: C-- compiler frontend release

[Robert Dockins]

Fellow Haskellers and C-- enthusiasts,

I am pleased to announce the initial alpha release of a C-- frontend  
(parser, pretty printer, and semantic checker) written in Haskell.   
My goal when beginning this project was to create a modular frontend  
that could be used both by people writing and by those targeting C--  
compilers.  This implementation attempts to follow the C-- spec as  
exactly as possible.  Please enjoy.


You can get the source from the darcs source repository with the  
following command:

darcs get --partial --tag '0.1' http://www.eecs.tufts.edu/~rdocki01/cmm/

or you may simply browse the source at the above address.


           Cmm Frontend
-========================-


== What is it?

This package is a C-- frontend, including a lexer (scanner), parser,
pretty-printer and semantic checker.  It also includes a unit test  
suite.

== Why do I care?

The Cmm frontend allows you to target C-- easily by using the pretty  
printer
or to fill in the backend of a C-- compiler without having to deal  
with the
uninteresting details of parsing.

== How is it licensed?

The Cmm frontent is avaliable under a BSD3 license.  See the LICENSE  
file for
details.

== How do I build it?

Cmm frontend uses a Cabal build system.  The follwing commands
assume you have a haskell interpreter in your system
path named 'runhaskell'.  All commands are run from
this directory.

To install for the whole system:

runhaskell Setup.hs configure
runhaskell Setup.hs build
runhaskell Setup.hs install

To install for a single user:

runhaskell Setup.hs configure --prefix=/home/<username>
runhaskell Setup.hs build
runhaskell Setup.hs install --user

To build the API docs:

runhaskell Setup.hs haddock


== Who is responsable for this mess?

You can send bug reports, rants and comments to:

   Robert Dockins <robdockins AT fastmail.fm>



Rob Dockins

Speak softly and drive a Sherman tank.
Laugh hard; it's a long way to the bank.
           -- TMBG