A Comparative Study of Incremental Attribute Grammar Solutions to Name Resolution
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Summary, in English
Attribute grammars are useful in integrated editing environments for
obtaining automatic incremental compilation features. However, traditional attribute grammars use aggregated values during name resolution, resulting in large sets of affected attribute instances after edits. In this paper, we show how reference attribute grammars (RAGs) can significantly reduce the number of affected attributes. We also introduce a notion of cache independent attributes used to limit propagation after edits. Our results indicate that RAGs are a highly viable alternative for use in editing environments.
obtaining automatic incremental compilation features. However, traditional attribute grammars use aggregated values during name resolution, resulting in large sets of affected attribute instances after edits. In this paper, we show how reference attribute grammars (RAGs) can significantly reduce the number of affected attributes. We also introduce a notion of cache independent attributes used to limit propagation after edits. Our results indicate that RAGs are a highly viable alternative for use in editing environments.
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Publishing year
2012
Language
English
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Conference paper
Topic
- Computer Science
Conference name
5th International Conference on Software Language Engineering
Conference date
2012-09-25
Conference place
Dresden, Germany
Status
Published
Research group
- LUCAS