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Source to Source compilation - targeting C? 3 196 (12/28/2009 3:13:24 PM) comp.compilers Anyone have suggestions for a way to take a fairly simple "custom" high level language (syntax and semantics) to target C as the output? (doesn't have to be readable C) By this I mean an existing backend t... Mark

any experience with PLY? 2 97 (5/13/2007 7:08:46 PM) comp.compilers I'm contemplating using PLY to create a source to source translator - one assembler language (custom CPU) to another assembler language (standard CPU). I have some limited lex/yacc experience. Are there any... Mark

Architecture Diagrams and views for a non-OO embedded system? 3 23 (5/11/2007 9:30:02 PM) comp.software-eng What diagrams and views would you suggest for showing/capturing the SW Architecture of an existing embedded system that is not OO? It is primarily an interrupt driven system that interacts with other systems... marktxx

De facto standard size of bit-field objects 6 35 (2/23/2007 2:00:19 PM) comp.lang.c Although the C90 standard only mentions the use of 'signed int' and 'unsigned int' for bit-fields (use 'int' at your own risk) and C99 adds _Bool. It seems that most compilers create the size of the bit-field o... marktxx

Ada to XMI tool? 3 38 (5/27/2006 4:02:35 PM) comp.lang.ada Since XMI was discussed recently in this forum. Can anyone name some tools that "reverse engineer" (using this term loosely) Ada 83 code to XMI and/or UML? Commercial or non-commercial. Static structure onl... marktxx

Large-Scale C++ Software Design 15 1662 (5/11/2006 11:28:13 PM) comp.lang.c++.moderated I've finally gotten around to reading the book "Large-Scale C++ Software Design" by John Lakos. Has anyone documented what parts of this book are now obsolete due to C++ language changes such as namespaces? or... marktxx

how to force PowerPC HW exceptions (for testing)? 1 43 (5/4/2006 10:47:43 PM) comp.arch.embedded I have been able to successfully force a 0x0300 Data Storage exception (write to a bad address) and a 0x0400 Instruction Storage exception. Any ideas for generating some of the other exceptions (excluding 0x05... marktxx

modified TDD - spiffy acronym needed 4 19 (8/6/2005 3:32:09 PM) comp.software-eng We are using a agile development methodology similar to what is outlined in: "Applying UML and Patterns : An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development" (3rd Edition) by Crai... marktxx

runtime test coverage? 1 20 (7/14/2005 1:56:21 AM) comp.software-eng We need to measure test coverage (branch/statement/function) of C++ programs at runtime (not at unit-test level) probably needs to be instrumentation-based please suggest tools that may be useful UN... marktxx

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modified TDD - spiffy acronym needed 4 19 (8/6/2005 3:32:09 PM) comp.software-eng We are using a agile development methodology similar to what is outlined in: "Applying UML and Patterns : An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development" (3rd Edition) by Crai... marktxx (13)

Coding Standards 16 19 (4/28/2006 8:10:44 PM) comp.software-eng I hav just joined a new company and have been put in charge of their codinf standard. Rather, there was no coding standard and I suggested that we have one. The existing code is terrible. There are three dev... kramer.newsreader (32)

De facto standard size of bit-field objects 6 35 (2/23/2007 2:00:19 PM) comp.lang.c Although the C90 standard only mentions the use of 'signed int' and 'unsigned int' for bit-fields (use 'int' at your own risk) and C99 adds _Bool. It seems that most compilers create the size of the bit-field o... marktxx (13)