1. Euphoria to Java Translator
Well, I've got the Euphoria to Java translator working well enough that it's
almost presentable. Anyone feeling adventuresome can download it from my
site, at:
http://www.lanset.com/dcuny/download/java2.zip
The ZIP file (it's got long file names) contains the translator, as well as
the latest version of Ox.
[What Does the Program Do?]
It attempts to convert a Euphoria program into a Java program. It's similar
in concept to Robert's EC program. In fact, I borrowed heavily from the code
the EC generates.
There is absolutely NO documentation available, but the program's fairly
easy to use. Type:
ej <filename>
to translate, compile, and execute the Euphoria program.
[How Complete Is It?]
Complete enought to translate and run demos and benchmarks like Queens,
Sieve, Buzzword, and so on. But not much beyond that.
The core grammar is more or less complete, although short-circuiting is not
yet implemented. Many of the built-in commands are implemented, except for
anything dealing with files.
In contrast, very little of the library has been implemented.
[How Fast It It?]
At this point, not very. At least, not compared to Euphoria. I haven't
really begun looking at optimizations. Besides, given that Robert takes
special delight on optimizing Euphoria, and, by it's very nature, code
converted to Java running a high-level implementation of sequences, there
will always be a wide gap between Euphoria and the Java translation.
On the other hand, I'm hoping that it will perform acceptably well for
GUI-type applications, which is what it's intended for.
[What's Next?]
Short-circuiting, file support, more I/O routines. If anyone wants to help
with this, let me know! A bit further into the future, a Win32Lib-compatible
library using AWT or Swing.
[In Case There's Any Confusion...]
- I don't work for RDS
- This isn't an RDS product
- This isn't sanctioned by RDS
and, of course:
- This is pre-alpha quality code
As always, feedback is appreciated.
Thanks!
-- David Cuny
2. Re: Euphoria to Java Translator
Very cool indeed..
Just one thing though, does Ej *have* to print out the code on the screen
while it is translating? :)
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3. Re: Euphoria to Java Translator
mic wrote:
> Very cool indeed..
Thanks!
> Just one thing though, does Ej *have* to
> print out the code on the screen while it
> is translating? :)
Oh, goodness... exposing people to icky source code! 
It's mainly there for debugging; I'll take it out in a future release.
While updating my web page (http://www.lanset.com/dcuny/java.htm), I noticed
the benchmark for the prior version of ej to run the Queens demo - about 6
seconds. The current version takes about 12 seconds, so there's a lot of
room for improvement!
-- David Cuny
4. Re: Euphoria to Java Translator
>blah blah blah..
Sounds great. I'll have to try this out on the SUN/Solaris boxes at school..
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