tool: Rie

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Language:	attribute grammar
Version:	1.0.6
Parts:	compiler generator, attribute evaluator generator
Author:	Masataka Sassa, Kazuhiro Kuroishi, Teruhisa Hirai and Yoshiki Ohshima
Location:	ftp://ftp.is.titech.ac.jp/pub/Rie/*
Description:	Rie is a yet another compiler generator which is based on a one-pass attribute grammar called ECLR-attributed grammar. ECLR-attributed grammar is a superset of LR-attributed grammar, and the generated compiler can evaluate both inherited and synthesized attributes in parallel with LR parsing without creating a parse tree. The style of the Rie description is derived from Yacc, but the semantic section of a production may contain attribution rules. Because the specification is based on attribute grammar, user can integrate syntax and semantics in one description. Rie also accepts shorthand notations, context conditions and `local' attributes, which are useful to write actual compilers. The generated compiler is only 1.8 times slower than a handwritten compiler. Rie generates an attribute evaluator in C source. The package includes sample descriptions of PL/0 compiler and of a sample of simple semantic analyzer, and documentation.
Reference:	Sassa, M., Ishizuka, H., and Nakata, I.: Rie, a Compiler Generator Based on a One-Pass Attribute Grammar, Res. Rep. C-107, Dept. of Inf. Sci., Tokyo Institute of Technology (Now, only a printed version is available. Contact rie-info@is.titech.ac.jp. Electric version will be available from ftp://ftp.is.titech.ac.jp/pub/Rie/Papers/* .)
Bugs:	Bug reports are welcome to rie-comments@is.titech.ac.jp.
Restriction:	Rie is implemented by modifying Bison, so Rie must be also covered by GNU General Public License version 2 and Bison's restriction.
Requires:	C compiler
Ports:	UNIX, DOS, etc. (same as bison) and Sharp X68000
Status:	We hope that it is stable
Contact:	rie-info@is.titech.ac.jp>
Updated:	September 20th, 1995

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