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HaCkeR · Nov 29th, 2005, 11:36 AM

I was thinking we spend along time downloading all of the different compilers for the different languages. But surely it is possible with all of the great programmers here to write a kind of "Super Compiler". Basicaly it can read all of the different languages. Is It Possible?

Polyphemus_ · Nov 29th, 2005, 11:37 AM

Yeah, it is possible, but why should you need such a compiler?

HaCkeR · Nov 29th, 2005, 11:47 AM

Well me not as much at the moment caus im new but
the people who know more than 1 language would find it
easyer to use than having to open all different programs
but maybe im wrong

Arevos · Nov 29th, 2005, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaCkeR

I was thinking we spend along time downloading all of the different compilers for the different languages. But surely it is possible with all of the great programmers here to write a kind of "Super Compiler". Basicaly it can read all of the different languages. Is It Possible?

In theory, yes. The GCC project, for instance, has compilers for C, C++, Java and Fortran. I suspect some common code is interchanged between these compilers. To make a 'supercompiler', you could just stick the four separate compilers together.

But what would be the point? You'd end up with a compiler far bigger than one that handled a single language, with little to no advantages.

Further, it would be very hard (perhaps impossible) to create a compiler for all different languages, as some programming languages can't be easily compiled.

HaCkeR · Nov 29th, 2005, 12:50 PM

maybe be not all but if one was created i think it would just be easyer than having sifferent programs but like i said maybe im wrong. i just wondered

teencoder · Nov 29th, 2005, 2:58 PM

It would be nice as I could use many languages interchangably for instance you could use C++, java, and all the other languages. However it would be extremely hard.

BadBit · Dec 1st, 2005, 4:29 AM

Yeah, thinking about this it is possable to just have one huge compiler (hide this from M$) you could specifie what language your using for each code segment.
eg,

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<@main body in subset language>
<:java>
.....
</:java>
<:c++>
....
</:c++>

Arevos · Dec 1st, 2005, 5:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BadBit

Yeah, thinking about this it is possable to just have one huge compiler (hide this from M$) you could specifie what language your using for each code segment.

But again, what would be the point? How would the different sections of code communicate? You'd need some sort of vast compatibility layer that would inevitably be a least-common-denominator affair, and I'm not sure how useful that would be.

DaWei · Dec 1st, 2005, 7:35 AM

I already have this huge, multi-language compiler. I tell it which language I want by clicking on the appropriate icon. Woiks like a champ.

Nebula · Dec 1st, 2005, 8:33 AM

Dont most Linux distros like Fedora Core and Slackware come with a Multi Language compiler?

Nov 29th, 2005, 11:36 AM	#1
HaCkeR Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 131 Rep Power: 0	Is It Possible? I was thinking we spend along time downloading all of the different compilers for the different languages. But surely it is possible with all of the great programmers here to write a kind of "Super Compiler". Basicaly it can read all of the different languages. Is It Possible?

Nov 29th, 2005, 2:58 PM	#6
teencoder Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 0	It would be nice as I could use many languages interchangably for instance you could use C++, java, and all the other languages. However it would be extremely hard. __________________ Geeks may not be cool now but in the long run they prosper.

Dec 1st, 2005, 4:29 AM	#7
BadBit Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK, South West Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, thinking about this it is possable to just have one huge compiler (hide this from M$) you could specifie what language your using for each code segment. eg, (Toggle Plain Text) <@main body in subset language> <:java> ..... </:java> <:c++> .... </:c++> <@main body in subset language> <:java> ..... </:java> <:c++> .... </:c++> __________________ The GNU documentation says that this bit is set when the stream is "unusable". Presumably the intent is that once this bit becomes set, all bets are off on that stream forever.

Dec 1st, 2005, 7:35 AM	#9
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	I already have this huge, multi-language compiler. I tell it which language I want by clicking on the appropriate icon. Woiks like a champ. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Dec 1st, 2005, 8:33 AM	#10
Nebula Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 3	Dont most Linux distros like Fedora Core and Slackware come with a Multi Language compiler? __________________ When will Jesus bring the porkchops?

Nov 29th, 2005, 11:37 AM	#2
Polyphemus_ Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 942 Rep Power: 3	Yeah, it is possible, but why should you need such a compiler?

Nov 29th, 2005, 11:47 AM	#3
HaCkeR Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 131 Rep Power: 0	Well me not as much at the moment caus im new but the people who know more than 1 language would find it easyer to use than having to open all different programs but maybe im wrong

Nov 29th, 2005, 12:50 PM	#5
HaCkeR Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 131 Rep Power: 0	maybe be not all but if one was created i think it would just be easyer than having sifferent programs but like i said maybe im wrong. i just wondered

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