From: ptkwt@...1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson)
Date: 2002-09-18T08:08:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Why are parser tools rarely used in ruby?(Rockit)

In article <3d87a236$0$64151$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk>,
MikkelFJ <mikkelfj-anti-spam@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>"why the lucky stiff" <ruby-talk@whytheluckystiff.net> wrote in message
>news:20020917193309.GA29004@rysa.inetz.com...
>> MikkelFJ (mikkelfj-anti-spam@bigfoot.com) wrote:
>> > Actually Racc does not seem to be in the 1.6.7 Windows distribution -
>but I
>> > recall it being in an earlier version - a cygwin issue?
>
>> I've been actively coding a YAML parser for Ruby [http://yaml4r.sf.net/]
>> which uses Racc for parser.  Having always adored Yacc, I found Racc a
>natural
>> counterpart.  I find it to execute speedily and development itself has
>been swift.
>
>I wouldn't say I adore yacc, I find the $1 etc. syntax cumbersome when you
>develop the grammar and you write many rules to do simple things - in that
>respect RockIt rocks. But yacc is efficient and to the point. It has been
>ported to many many languages. So if you know yacc, racc is the natural for
>Ruby.

There have been a couple of positive mentions of Rockit in this thread.  
I've not used it, but I read the section in the Ruby Developer's Guide on 
Rockit.  It seems that the consensus is that it 'rocks' but is perhaps a 
bit slow.  Is anyone still working on improving Rockit's performance? 
(Robert?)

Phil