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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1988
Philip Y Chang, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel J Coyle, Jr, Austin, TX (US);
Dan C Hargrove, Austin, TX (US);
Domingo S Hidalgo, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A pre-compiler for a host programming language contains a language dependent portion and a language independent portion. The language dependent portion extracts source file statements written in a supplemental language and converts them into a language independent format. The language independent statements are communicated to the language independent portion, which translates them into lists of tasks to be performed. These tasks are communicated back to the language dependent portion in a language independent format. The language dependent portion then translates the tasks into procedure calls in the host language.