[jdt-dev] Generating the parser

[Mickael Istria <mistria@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

In the context of https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=481016 , I'd like to try some tweaks on the parser with ultimate goal to have better and better and more and more quick fixes (I like them a lot, and I believe most users do).
So I'd like to generate the parser from a java.g file, as explained in https://www.eclipse.org/jdt/core/howto/generate%20parser/generateParser.html
However, despite many tentative to get jikes working (rebuild, use 32 bits or 64 bits Linux binaries, use 32 bits or 64 bits Windpws binary to run with Wine or in VM with windows 7) I cannot get jikespg to process the original java.g file correctly. Either it seems to go in some infinite loop at some point, consuming CPU forever, or it gives a segfault.
Can anyone please provide a hint on how to get this to work? Are there alternatives to this very old and not working in most case jikespg?

Cheers,

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Mickael Istria
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