Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!ucsd!orion.cf.uci.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!blanche.ics.uci.edu!schmidt From: schmidt@blanche.ics.uci.edu (Doug Schmidt) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: M-3 ||| (was: re: M-3 ???) Message-ID: <1032@paris.ics.uci.edu> Date: 2 Dec 88 18:47:39 GMT References:Sender: news@paris.ics.uci.edu Reply-To: Doug Schmidt Organization: University of California, Irvine - Dept of ICS Lines: 34 In article Info-Modula2 Distribution List writes: >>> Larry Campbell << needs manpower >to start implementing a Modula-3 compiler/translator, all done in the >spirit of GNU. Are you kidding ? People do not invest time and effort >for free, or do they ? If you are so nuts that you actually are serious, >then sign me on and I'll do my share || > >Anyone else ? > >_Bav_ sinbv\nobergen or valde\rose.uib.uninett > bjorn\lilje.uib.no (internett) From what I understand, there are some individuals already working on a modula-2 compiler for the GNU project. Assuming that modula-2 is at least a partial subset of modula-3 it might be worthwhile to determine how far along this work is, and whether portions of it might be reused for a modula-3 version ( in the same way that the GNU G++ compiler reuses much of the backend of the GCC compiler ). One of the big wins might be to avoid having to work out the details of an optimizer and code-genertor for multiple target machines, since much of this is available from the FSF. One way to find out what's happening would be to post a question to: info-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu good luck! Doug Schmidt -- schmidt@ics.uci.edu (ARPA) | Per me si va nella citta' dolente. | Per me si va nell'eterno dolore. | Per me si va tra la perduta gente. | Lasciate ogni speranza o voi ch'entrate.