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We report progress on the development of a compiler generator based on action semantics. A number of components have been implemented in Standard ML. These can be fitted together to construct either an action notation compiler or a simple compiler generator. We also outline continuing research which is aimed at improving the quality of the compiler generator. A full version of this paper can be found in Brown et al. [2].
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Supported by CNPq, Brazil. On leave from Caixa Econômica Federal, Brazil.
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Brown, D.F., Moura, H., Watt, D.A. (1992). Actress: an Action Semantics Directed Compiler Generator. In: Heldal, R., Holst, C.K., Wadler, P. (eds) Functional Programming, Glasgow 1991. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3196-0_4
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