Embedding & Extending Python &other scripting languages

[Tommy Nordgren]

I'm interested in doing a rather ambitious project concerning compiler
construction tools. 
My tools will parse specification files containing for example lalr
parser specifications.
The specifications will contain embedded semantic actions which i want to
allow writing in any object-oriented language.
The specifications will name a scripting language and a target language 
module . Then my tool will create an embedded interpreter for the 
scripting language, which will load a target language module written in 
the scripting language, and use it to generate code in the target 
language.

I want to provide my system as open source.

Now my basic problem is how to find what scripting languages are 
installed on a users system, and generate the necessary makefiles 
automatically. I will be using swig for interface creation.
I want to support at least perl and python, with target language support 
for at least java and c++ initially.

I probably want to support codegenerators written in ruby and tcl as 
well.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Stockholm, April 21, 2005
Tommy Nordgren