From: "T. Sawyer" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-08-19T06:23:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Standard Parser vs. My Object Model for Very Abstract ML

> Standard parser-generators like yacc are designed to support the kind
> of syntax you see in most programming languages: line-oriented,
> balanced delimiters, simple tokens, etc. What you seem to be
> describing is almost closer to image analysis (find bounding boxes,
> determine containment based on size and location, etc.) than normal
> code lexing and parsing.
> 
> Basically, if you have a parser for this syntax which works, I'd say
> you should stick with it, as the work needed to shoehorn a traditional
> parser generator into this role would probably be substantial.
> 
> -- 
> Lennon
> rcoder.net

Thank you. That's what I need to know.

T.