I wanna know what type of parser is used in the gcc and turbo c++ compilers. whether a top-down or bottom-up parser is used..... ?
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Jump to Postparsers start at the top of the program (line 1) and work themselves down. The bottom up approach would be a little like you trying to read a book backwards.
Jump to PostI wanna know what type of parser is used in the gcc and turbo c++ compilers. whether a top-down or bottom-up parser is used..... ?
GCC uses a hand written recursive descent parser (ie. it's top-down). I wouldn't be surprised if Turbo C++ worked the same way, though it might …
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