Re: [boost] In the Spirit of Challenge

From: Joel de Guzman (djowel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-07 21:08:31

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From: "Andrei Alexandrescu" <andrewalex_at_[hidden]>

> A very nice Spirit code sample would be the proverbial dogfood that C++ eats
> itself. To clarify:
> 
> 1. How about an open-source C++ preprocessor (that takes care of #define and
> #include) written in Spirit? Then that preprocessor could be compared with
> existing preprocessors in terms of speed and conformance.

There's already a work in progress initiated by Hartmut Kaiser

> 2. This is the biggie - how about writing a full-fledged C++ parser (with
> symbol tables!) in Spirit? Now that would be cool...

There's already a work in progress initiated by Juan Carlos Arevalo-Baeza.

Yes, I wish to see both progress further. I'd be very supportive of such a
move in terms of library support for things such as multiple scope symbol
table (which is the reason why I'm scouting for an appropriate in-memory
data-base). What I'd really like to see is a coordinated effort towards
this goal.

Cheers,
--Joel