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Compiler-compiler

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A compiler-compiler is a utility for generating the source code of a parser, interpreter or compiler from an annotated language description (usually in BNF). Most so called compiler-compilers are really just parser generators.

Examples are Bison, Eli, FSL, META 5, MUG2, Parsley (compiler-compiler), Pre-cc, Yacc.

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