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Given a ANTLRv3 grammar how to create xtext grammar [message #1793984]

Tue, 21 August 2018 21:26

manas marthi

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Registered: August 2018

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Hi All,

Given a ANTLRv3 grammar how to create xtext grammar?

I would like to try creating a Eclipse IDE plugin for Pony lang. Grammar is at this link

https://github.com/ponylang/ponyc/blob/master/pony.g

regards

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Re: Given a ANTLRv3 grammar how to create xtext grammar [message #1794222 is a reply to message #1793984]

Mon, 27 August 2018 16:11

Christian Dietrich

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Hi can you lease explain what your actual problem is

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Re: Given a ANTLRv3 grammar how to create xtext grammar [message #1795579 is a reply to message #1794222]

Tue, 25 September 2018 13:34

manas marthi

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Hi Christian,

Thanks for your reply.
I am not looking for any DSL development.
Nor am I looking to build a compiler.
The pony language has a LLVM compiler already in place.
I just want to use xtext to see if I can create an Eclipse IDE for pony Lang. (www.ponylang.org).

I thought I would need to create xtext grammar from the antlr grammar and generate eclipse ide plugin using xtext.

Regards

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Re: Given a ANTLRv3 grammar how to create xtext grammar [message #1795580 is a reply to message #1795579]

Tue, 25 September 2018 13:49

Christian Dietrich

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Yes you need to port the antlr grammar to a Xtext grammar.
There is no guide on how to turn x in antlr to y in Xtext.
But if you give the Xtext grammar language a brief read
It should be doable

Unfortunately it is still work and thus I cannot do it for you.

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