modula-2 and the ACK

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From: Ken Ferschweiler
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1987 12:15

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We have a requirement for modula-2 to run  on  various  cpus  (at
present,  vaxen, 68Ks, and intel) and would like to have a common
front-end for all.  The Amsterdam Compiler Kit has been mentioned
as  a  possible way to achieve this, but I have never used it and
know nothing about it except what's in the paper and ACM  article
from  Tanenbaum  et  al in 1983.  So, I'm looking for comments on
the use of the ACK with modula-2.  Is a  modula-2  front-end  for
the ACK available (now)?  Is the ACK intended for the building of
compilers suitable for production purposes, or is it primarily an
educational  tool?   Is  it  "good"?   Any  comments appreciated.
Also, any comments on other ways of providing a  common  modula-2
front-end to produce code for the listed cpus would be welcome.

Please mail responses to me; if there's interest, I will  summar-
ize.

Thanks, as they say, in advance.

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