Re: [boost] compile time parser generator

Subject: Re: [boost] compile time parser generator
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-07 13:19:23

Martin Bidlingmaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> with c++11's constexpr it got possible to parse strings in c++ at
> compile time. I've written a parser generator to create an AST for a
> given EBNF syntax at compile time, which can be traversed at both run
> time and compile time (actually, parsing can take place at run time,
> too, but it's probably rather slow). At the moment, the only compiler
> I know of that implements enough of c++11 features is gcc (version >=
> 4.6). Is refining my implementation worth the effort, has such a
> library a chance to make it into boost? Is maybe somebody already
> working on this?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Martin Bidlingmaier

No realistic discussion of such a proposal can be undertaken
with reference to/ comparison with boost.spirit which has been
in usage for 10 years and has been continually updated, enhanced
and maintained over that period.  You should start out by taking
a careful look at spirit and contrast your proposal with this
mature library used for the same purpose.

Robert Ramey