Extending GNU C extensions

[Alpt <alpt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there,

I'd like to extend the syntax of GNU C with few basic constructs.
Their main purpose is to simplify the use of repetitive statements and to add
some syntax sugar (but not to much).
All the new constructs can be converted to normal GNU C.

The idea is to use a translator that converts the new syntax to the GNU C one,
in this way, it can be compatible to gcc.

What is the best way to achieve this?
Using flex&bison, M4, the sources of gcc, perl regexp, a specific tool?

What I'm looking for is a simple way to translate this new simple syntax to
GNU C, without rewriting a compiler.


These are some of the new syntax constructs:

-  Struct

element<-struct = value;	  ==>	struct->element = value;

element<`struct = value;	  ==>	struct.element = value;
struct`>element = value;	  ==>	struct.element = value;

- High Level Boolean Logic

A &|| B	      ==>    (A && B) || (A || B)
In english it's the same of: A and/or B

(A && |B, C, D, E|)     ==>   (A && B) || (A && C) || (A && D) || (A && E)
(A || |B, C, D, E|)     ==>   (A || B) || (A || C) || (A || D) || (A || E)
					  ==>  A || B || C || D || E 

(A || &B, C, D, E&)     ==>   (A || B) && (A || C) && (A || D) && (A || E)
(A && &B, C, D, E&)     ==>   (A && B) && (A && C) && (A && D) && (A && E)  
					  ==> A && B && C && D && E

(X <= &A, B&)	     ==>   A <= X && X <= B
(X >= &A, B&)	     ==>   A <= X && X <= B
A < X < B 	     ==>   A < X && X < B
A > X > B 	     ==>   A > X && X > B

- If

(condition)? { 
	CODE
} : (elseif_condition)? {
	CODE
} : (elseif_condition2)? {
	CODE
} : {
	CODE
}

  ==>

if(condition) {
	CODE
} else if(elseif_condition) {
	CODE
} else if(elseif_condition2) {
	CODE
} else {
	CODE
}

- GNU C extensions, extended in the body

struct.{ .y = yvalue, .x = xvalue };
  ==>
struct.y=yvalue; struct.x=xvalue;

array[[1]=value1, [4] = value4];
  ==>
array[1]=value1; array[4]=value4;

struct.{ .y, .x } = value;
  ==>
struct.y = struct.x = value;

array[1, 4, 5, 9...12] = value;
  ==>
array[1]=array[4]=array[5]=array[9]=value;
int _tmp_i; for(_tmp_i=9, _tmp_i<=12, _tmp_i++) array[_tmp_i]=value;

do_something( (struct_type) { .y=yv, .x=xv } );
  ==>
struct struct_type _tmp_struct = { .y=yv, .x=xv};
do_something(_tmp_struct);

mystruct = (struct_type) { .y = yvalue, .x = xvalue }; /* all the other elements
							aren't initialized */
  ==>
struct struct_type _tmp_struct = { .y = yvalue, .x = xvalue };
mystruct = _tmp_struct;

array = (array_type) { [1] = 23. [4] = 9, [10 ... 99] = 2 };
  ==>
#define NMEMB(x)                (sizeof((x))/sizeof(typeof((x)[0])))
array_type _tmp_array[NMEMB(array)] = { [1] = 23. [4] = 9, [10 ... 99] = 2 };
memcpy(array, _tmp_array, sizeof(array));

struct = { 0 };
  ==>
memset(&struct, 0, sizeof(struct));

array = { 0 };
  ==>
memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));


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