Re: Phoenix language

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Paraphrasing David’s question to my objc-interpreter a little gives another 
question…

Am 23.10.2014 um 09:39 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@computer.org>:

> Let me add some more questions to better understand the details of the
> Phoenix project. So that I am enabled (and maybe others) to positively
> contribute on the technical side:
> 
> * what is the target of the compiler output? I could imagine Obj-C,
>   Assembler, C++, Java or JavaScript but don’t know.
> * could you take the AST code from the ObjCKit.framework of mySTEP?
> * could you make it compatible to use the same pipeline, i.e. make Phoenix
>  a frontend for a common AST framework/library and backends?
> * what is the rationale to write it in Obj-C if Swift tries to supersede it?
> * what is the problem with lex/bison (I didn’t understand David’s concerns)?

* what arguments are pro and con writing a new language frontend for the 
exsiting compiler collections gcc or clang/llvm or writing something from 
scratch (Phoenix)?

BR,
Nikolaus