RE: [boost] Formal Review: The Spirit Parser Framework.

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmutkaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-13 08:31:49

Joel de Guzman wrote:

> > Is it really only a matter of inclsion of rule<>'s into
> some container?
> > I'm not completly sure. If yes, your 2nd suggestion is the
> better one,
> > because it's less intrusive and because it don't add features to the
> > rule<>'s template, which aren't used very often. But if
> there are other
> > situations, where copy sematics are required, the first
> suggestion may
> > be preferable.
>
> I think so. If you remember Carl Stoll's experiments on
> dynamic parsers, his primary concern was how to store rules
> in containers. He built a Spirit parser that parsed EBNF and
> built rules on the fly. The rules had to be stored in stacks and
> maps. It would be nice to complete the dynamic-spirit project.
> I can imagine this plus boost.function (for semantic actions)
> would be an awesome pair.
>
> On the other hand, if you think that it should be more than
> just being a simple container of rules, then it would be easy
> to make it act like a parser. Just ask the embedded rule to
> do its task.

Agreed. Let's implement your 2nd suggestion.

Regards Hartmut