compiler-compiler

An early compiler generator for the atlas, with its own distinctive input language.

["The Compiler-Compiler", R.A. Brooker et al, Ann Rev Automatic Programming 3:229-275, Pergamon 1963].

A utility to generate the source code of a parser, interpreter or compiler from an annotated language description (usually in bnf). Most so called compiler-compilers are really just parser generators.

Examples are bison, eli, fsl, meta 5, mug2, parsley, pre-cc, yacc.