nebulatris / toycompiler

A toy version cpp compiler written in java

Toy C++ Compiler in Java

This project is a toy version of a C++ compiler implemented in Java. It serves as a simplified demonstration of the compilation process and is not intended for production use.

How it works

Features

• Lexical analysis to tokenize C++ source code.
• Basic syntax analysis to build an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST).
• Simple semantic analysis for type checking.
• Intermediate code generation using a basic representation.
• Limited optimization techniques.
• Code generation

Usage

1. Clone the repository.
2. Compile the Java source code.
3. Run the compiler with a C++ source file as input.

Dependencies

• Java Development Kit (JDK)

Limitations

• Supports a subset of C++ features.
• Limited error handling and reporting.
• Not optimized for performance.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Feel free to fork the repository, make improvements, and submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• This project was inspired by the need to understand compiler basics.