doc/guide/src/FrontEnd.adoc

   1 FrontEnd
   2 ========
   3
   4 <:FrontEnd:> is a translation pass from source to the <:AST:>
   5 <:IntermediateLanguage:>.
   6
   7 == Description ==
   8
   9 This pass performs lexing and parsing to produce an abstract syntax
  10 tree.
  11
  12 == Implementation ==
  13
  14 * <!ViewGitFile(mlton,master,mlton/front-end/front-end.sig)>
  15 * <!ViewGitFile(mlton,master,mlton/front-end/front-end.fun)>
  16
  17 == Details and Notes ==
  18
  19 The lexer is produced by <:MLLex:> from
  20 <!ViewGitFile(mlton,master,mlton/front-end/ml.lex)>.
  21
  22 The parser is produced by <:MLYacc:> from
  23 <!ViewGitFile(mlton,master,mlton/front-end/ml.grm)>.
  24
  25 The specifications for the lexer and parser were originally taken from
  26 <:SMLNJ: SML/NJ> (version 109.32), but have been heavily modified
  27 since then.