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using xtend or xpand for code generation [message #1721735]

Fri, 29 January 2016 15:03

AYMEN SALMAN

Messages: 18
Registered: October 2015
Location: England

Junior Member

Hi
Am already a biginner in the eclipse and xtext
Kindly am already in the middle of a project to develop a high level DSL language, where this language will be used by the user, and the output after compiling this DSL is to to generate a C language code.
That mean I have to develop a code generator that will convert the compiled AST into a C language code. That beside I have already build the dsl UI and commands library and the compiler using xtext and emf models.

And now am wondering which one I should use to build my C language generator, xpand or xtend and why?

Appreciate your kind help and support
Thanks
Aymen

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Re: using xtend or xpand for code generation [message #1721738 is a reply to message #1721735]

Fri, 29 January 2016 15:15

Axel Guckelsberger

Messages: 350
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

you should look at Xtend. Xpand is obsolete and Xtend is far superior.

Start here:
https://www.eclipse.org/xtend/

HTH,
Axel

Am 29.01.2016 um 16:03 schrieb AYMEN SALMAN:
> Hi
> Am already a biginner in the eclipse and xtext
> Kindly am already in the middle of a project to develop a high level DSL
> language, where this language will be used by the user, and the output
> after compiling this DSL is to to generate a C language code.
> That mean I have to develop a code generator that will convert the
> compiled AST into a C language code. That beside I have already build
> the dsl UI and commands library and the compiler using xtext and emf
> models.
>
>
> And now am wondering which one I should use to build my C language
> generator, xpand or xtend and why?
>
> Appreciate your kind help and support
> Thanks
> Aymen

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Re: using xtend or xpand for code generation [message #1721753 is a reply to message #1721738]

Fri, 29 January 2016 19:20

Christian Dietrich

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

i would use xtend as well

- is statically compiled and thus faster if done correct
- i more actively developed
- is supported better by the default generator infrastructure (in eclipse builder, standalone maven/gradle etc)

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