NDLI: An interactive source commenter for Prolog programs

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Talburt, John R. Berghel, Hal Roach, David
Abstract	Prolog meta-circular interpreters, i.e., interpreters for Prolog written in Prolog, perform at least two operations on an object program - they parse it and execute its instructions. There is a useful variant of the meta-circular interpreter, the meta-circular parser, which as its name suggests, parses an object program without executing its instructions. The value of such a parser is that it provides an elegant means to modify Prolog source code. As the object program is parsed, new information in the form of additional instructions, comments, etc., can be selectively inserted.The Prolog source code commenter we describe is a meta-circular parser with facilities added to allow a user to interactively enter comments. As a Prolog program is parsed into its basic components, the user is allowed to view that component and enter an appropriate comment. The result is a new fully commented (and formatted) source program.
Starting Page	141
Ending Page	145
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0897914147
DOI	10.1145/97426.98002
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	1990-09-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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An interactive source commenter for Prolog programs