Massive octo hipster
Massive octo hipster (moh) is a parser generation and language recognition tool. Currently it supports LALR(1) parser generation using YACC grammar syntax.
This is a research project in a prototype phase. Many things are subject to change, including names, syntax and functionality.
How to build
Checkout the source from the repository and run autoconf in the top directory.
After that run:
./configure
make depend
make
This should produce a binary src/moh. To install run:
make install
This will install the binary into your bin path.
How to run
Run moh on a grammar file to get a header file and a debug file with the same name.
For example:
./src/moh src/examples/expr.moh
produces files expr.h and expr.debug. test.c shows how to use generated files.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Why another tool? A: This is a research project that came out of my study of LR parsers and grammars. I used BISON and I have poor experience in producing parsers that suit all needs of my code. This tool was concived to be flexible enough to fit into complex situations such as asynchronous web servers.
Q: What does the name stand for? A: I used github project suggestion tool to generate a name and it came up with Massive octo hipster. In my experience content fills the name and not the other way around. The name sounds cool, so let's fill it with something as cool as the name.
Credits
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