From: Caleb Clausen <vikkous@...>
Date: 2005-05-21T05:33:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Rebbin 0.7

On 5/20/05, Lawrence Oluyede <raims@dot.com> wrote:
> The main issue is the external highlighter I want to replace with
> custom-clean-safe-fast-ruby-lexer_based code. I tried
> syntax.rubyforge.org but it doesn't fit my needs. It will take a lot
> of time but I think it's the way to go.
 
Some of those criteria are contradictory. But if you want a
hyper-correct lexer for ruby, I'd suggest RubyLexer (on rubyforge), my
lexer project. It's about half the speed of Syntax, currently. If you
want a fast lexer, take a look at CodeRay.