Re: [boost] Preprocessor workaround for CodeWarrior

From: Andrei Alexandrescu (andrewalex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-03 19:05:44

RE: [boost] Preprocessor workaround for CodeWarriorA C++ preprocessor elegantly using C++ itself (through the Spirit library) would be a terrific statement to the programming community. Well I can't say how good it would be if Spirit would be used to implement a full-blown C++ parser, with symbol tables and all.  If anyone would be interested in embarking on such a project, let me know because I have killer-cool implementation ideas (hints: Variant, Visitor).

Andrei
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: joel de guzman 
  To: boost_at_[hidden] ; Spirit 
  Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [boost] Preprocessor workaround for CodeWarrior

  Cool Idea!

  After Hartmut Kaiser sent in his C Parser code using Spirit, there was 
  some discussion before about writing a C preprocessor also using Spirit.
  I'll discuss this matter over with the Spirit folks. Cool!

  --Joel
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Andrei Alexandrescu 
    To: boost_at_[hidden] 
    Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 5:31 AM
    Subject: Re: [boost] Preprocessor workaround for CodeWarrior

    By the way, wouldn't it be nice if boost offered a compliant (and maybe extended) preprocessor implementation written in Standard C++? That wouldn't be, strictly speaking, a C++ library, but I think it would be a good executable. 

    The improved preprocessor could contain things such as #scope, varags for macros, and stuff from the preprocessor library.

    Andrei

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