runtimeverification / runtimeverification/wasm-semantics

Improve tokenisation support

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Dominant language
WebAssembly
Stars
106
Forks
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Description

https://github.com/WebAssembly/spec/commit/e0a6a312fa28c216d0b204e553e0c6d8c7cb440d makes tweaks to the lexical analysis and introduces conformance tests that break our parser. We will need to improve our own lexer/parser to support these tests.

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Research direction

Start with the WebAssembly specification commit e0a6a312fa28c216d0b204e553e0c6d8c7cb440d and review the lexical-analysis changes and conformance tests it introduces. Then inspect this project's lexer and parser, run the affected conformance tests, and consider the work done when those tests pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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