Compiler writing tools are used for automatic design of compiler component.
Every tool uses specialized language.
Writing tools are used as debuggers, version manager.
Various compiler construction/writing tools are:
Parser Generator: This tool generates a syntax analyzer (parser) based on a given context-free grammar. It helps in parsing the input code to identify its structure according to the grammar rules.
Scanner Generator: A scanner generator automatically creates a lexical analyzer (scanner) from specifications defined using regular expressions. The lexical analyzer breaks down the input code into tokens for further processing by the parser.
Syntax Directed Translation Engine: This engine produces a set of routines that operate on the parse tree. Each node in the parse tree corresponds to a part of the code’s syntax, and these routines help in translating the code into intermediate representations or other forms.
Automatic Code Generator: These tools take rules defining the translation of intermediate language operations into machine code for the target machine. They automate the generation of efficient machine code from the high-level code, handling complexities such as register allocation and instruction selection.
Data Flow Engine: The data flow engine optimizes the code by analyzing how values flow through the program. It gathers information about how data moves from one part of the program to another and applies optimizations to improve performance or reduce resource usage.
