Accession Number:

AD0745880

Title:

Steps Toward a PL360-Based Compiler Generator for the IBM 360 Computer.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Blanchard,Robert Charles

Report Date:

1972-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

38.0

Abstract:

The documentation of a complete proto-compiler consisting of a syntax checker and an OS360 operating system interface for the IBM System360 computers is presented. The system constitutes the foundation of a translator writing system based on the language PL360 and on the SLRk parsing algorithm. PL360 provides all the facilities of a symbolic machine language but displays an ALGOL-like structure for improved readability and programming ease. SLRk parsers have been shown to be superior to those constructed using precedence techniques with regard to the class of acceptable grammars and speed of operation. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPILERS
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• SYNTAX
• INTERFACES
• ALGORITHMS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE