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http://www.cs.uwm.edu/classes/cs654/handout/cool-manual.pdf

By the way, your project is really interesting!

Hello!

My dream is to create a ANSI C compiler (using C#), but I'm a bit lost

Regarding the parser part, I've played with a very nice parser combinator library (https://github.com/datalust/superpower), and I really love how simple it is. But in fact, they're so simple that they aren't able to deal with left-recursion.

That's why I got interested in GLL parsers, because they said it was a way to fix the problems with parser combinators... until I find out that the literature is really complex and there isn't entry-level stuff around the Internet.

So here I am. I will investigate a bit more, but just in case you want to answer me, I would like to ask you a question:

What would you do if you were me?

I mean, would you attempt to create an ANSI C compiler back then? or maybe today you would totally reject doing that because of reasons?

What steps would you follow if you decided to go ahead?

Would you target an existing machine, like x86/x64, or invent a (invented) virtual architecture (to simplify things).

Thanks a lot!