An edition of UFOLex and UFOYacc (1997)
UFOLex and UFOYacc
By Mark Lomas
Publish Date
1997
Publisher
University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science
Language
eng
Pages
76
Description:
UFOLex and UFOYacc explores the implementation of Lex and Yacc—standard Unix language processing tools—using UFO (United Functions and Objects), a parallel programming language that integrates functional and object-oriented paradigms. The primary goal was to facilitate the development of a UFO-in-UFO compiler, replacing an earlier Haskell-based front-end. This report details the design considerations, challenges, and feasibility of adapting these tools to generate code for a UFO compiler. It assesses UFO's suitability as an implementation language and evaluates whether UFOLex and UFOYacc could serve as a foundation for developing a full UFO compiler.