Re: [Boost-users] [spirit] how to get_position() from a multi_pass<position_iterator <const char*> >

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [spirit] how to get_position() from a multi_pass<position_iterator <const char*> >
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-22 15:06:42

> Peter Schueller wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 23:37, Hartmut
> Kaiser<hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> >> PS: I don't know how long you are using the Spirit.Classic AST/PT
> code already or whether this is a new project you just started to
> develop. In any case I strongly suggest to consider abandoning the
> Spirit.Classic tree parsers and switching to Spirit V2.1 (Boost SVN
> trunk). This is an interface breaking change, but overall and in the
> long run preferable. The Spirit.Classic tree code is known to be slow
> and buggy and I doubt it will be fixed. Spirit 2.1 is much faster, more
> stable and generally easier to use.
> >>
> >
> > I know, I saw the announcement of V2 on the Website, but the
> > documentation only is about the classic Spirit, so I used the old
> one.
> >
> > ( http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_39_0/libs/spirit/index.html
> > automatically redirects to the classic documentation )
> >
> > Once there is a documentation I will certainly consider switching to
> V2.
> >
> 
> There is documentation for V2.  It's just hidden.
> http://www.boost.org/libs/spirit/doc/html

This is the documentation for Spirit V2.0. We will release Spirit V2.1 with
Boost V1.41, so I would encourage to look here instead:
http://tinyurl.com/ojalum (which is still work in progress, but nevertheless
much more complete than the docs mentioned my Steven).

Regards Hartmut