Re: [Boost-users] Forgot to add

From: Joel (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-30 20:24:20

Foster, Gareth wrote:

> I also was going to say Joel, you ought to moan about the description of 
> spirit in the docs, I can see it is there in the list of libraries now, 
> and whilst it probably does describe what the library does, it doesn't 
> do it in a way that is very identifiable for those who don't know about 
> the subject, I just plain missed it, despite the fact that I was looking 
> to parse C++.
> 
> _spirit_ <file:///C:/boost/boost_1_31_0/libs/spirit/index.html> - LL 
> parser framework  represents parsers directly as EBNF grammars in 
> inlined C++, from Joel de Guzman and team.
> 
> Why not something like ...
> 
> _spirit_ <file:///C:/boost/boost_1_31_0/libs/spirit/index.html> - A 
> customisable framework for parsing any syntax.
> 
> You will know what I mean and how to describe it properly etc I'm sure.

Thanks. Point well taken.

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Joel de Guzman
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