The study of compiler generators is an integral part of compiler construction, and for this reason it is customary to have a programming project entirely devoted to it in compiler courses. There are many compilers generators, but their use in a compiler course presents several problems (e.g. the parsers generated are difficult to understand and to debug). In this paper, we describe such problems and present a compiler generator system, AnLex-AnSin, that solves these problems, and can thus be used in compiler programming projects.

The study of compiler generators is an integral part of compiler construction, and for this reason it is customary to have a programming project entirely devoted to it in compiler courses. There are many compilers generators, but their use in a compiler course presents several problems (e.g. the parsers generated are difficult to understand and to debug). In this paper, we describe such problems and present a compiler generator system, AnLex-AnSin, that solves these problems, and can thus be used in compiler programming projects.