Re: [dev] lex and yacc

From: Hiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo_AT_codemadness.org>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 20:44:18 +0100

On Sat, Mar 09, 2019 at 06:59:38PM +0000, sylvain.bertrand_AT_gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am coding a little/simple custom language parser, and I was wondering if there
> are "suckless" grade alternatives to flex and bison, anyone? But wait...
>
> That said and as of today, I still don't agree with myself on the usefullness
> of lex/yacc in the first place. For instance, I am puzzled by line/column
> tracking, which can be tricky (for instance C preprocessor/compiler accurate
> line/column tracking with line-return escaping with lex/yacc??)
>
> Maybe it's not an implementation issue of lex and yacc... they may actually
> be _not_ suckless at all. Any thoughts on this?
>
> --
> Sylvain
>

Your mail sucks. Can you talk like a normal human being?

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Kind regards,
Hiltjo
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