RE: [boost] In the Spirit of Challenge

From: Noah Stein (Noah_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-07 21:09:03

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Andrei Alexandrescu

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

I believe this is already under way.  Juan Carlos Arevalo-Baeza (JCAB for
short) is currently in the middle of implementing a C++ parser.  I believe
he even has error support already.  If he's not active on Boost, I would
suggest looking for him over on the Spirit list.

-- Noah