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Awe – Modern compiler for Algol W


A compiler for the Algol W programming language. Contribute to glynawe/awe development by creating an account on GitHub.

It includes dynamically allocated records, string handling, complex numbers and a standard I/O system. The main requirements for compiling Awe are a Unix-like operating system, GCC, Python3, OCaml and Boehm GC. Thank you to: Hendrick Boom, Tony Marsland, Carey Bloodworth, John Boutland and Nicolas Brouard for a great deal of expert advice, encouragement and testing; and the authors of the Algol W Language Description for creating such an unambiguous work.

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