ACCENT

A Compiler Compiler for the
Entire Class of Context-Free Languages

Accent
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Welcome to Accent, a modern compiler compiler that can process all grammars without any restriction. No adption to a particular parsing technique is required. This makes Accent much simpler to use than traditional systems such as Yacc.

The Fraunhofer Java Parser, build wih Lex and Accent, processes 10 000 lines in less than two seconds.

See also ACM Crossroads: Why Bison is Becoming Extinct

F. W. Schröer: The ACCENT Compiler Compiler Introduction and Reference GMD Report 101, July 2000, ISSN 1435-2702