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The KHEPERA system is a toolkit for the rapid implementation and long-term
maintenance of domain specific languages (DSLs). Our viewpoint is that
DSLs are most easily implemented via source-to-source translation from the
DSL into another language and that this translation should be based on
simple parsing, sophisticated tree-based analysis and manipulation, and
source generation using pretty-printing techniques. KHEPERA emphasizes
the use of familiar, pre-existing tools and provides support for
transformation replay and debugging for the DSL processor and end-user
programs. In this paper, we present an overview of our approach, including
implementation details and a short example.
Rickard Faith
8/31/1997