Glass, S.; Ince, D. and Fergus, E.
(2001).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1002/spe.397 |
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Abstract
Parser generators such as yacc have been used in a large number of applications, not just those that involve compiler writing. This has meant that these tools are being used increasingly by nonspecialist developers. A consequence of this is that good support is required for debugging a grammar and its generated parser(s). This paper describes Llun, a debugging tool that visualizes the operation of a generated parser at both a high-level and a low-level. Llun is superior to other parser visualization products by virtue of the high-level facilities it offers. The paper describes some of the problems encountered using parser generators, outlines a visualization system which addresses a number of the problems and uses a taxonomy developed by Price to categorize the system.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2001 John Wiley & Sons |
| ISSN: | 0038-0644 |
| Keywords: | debugger; Llun; generated parser |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Computing and Communications Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Computing (CRC) |
| Item ID: | 3617 |
| Depositing User: | Michelle Bailey |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 12:56 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/3617 |
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