From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CEDET merge question Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:37:45 +0900 Message-ID: <87bplgthau.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87eiql2w5s.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <87k50bixsl.fsf@engster.org> <1252759780.4770.76.camel@projectile.siege-engine.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1252762715 13077 80.91.229.12 (12 Sep 2009 13:38:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:38:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: cyd@stupidchicken.com, raeburn@raeburn.org, rms@gnu.org, David Engster , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: eric@siege-engine.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 12 15:38:27 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MmSo6-0003hg-Ke for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:38:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55846 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MmSo5-00077H-Jj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:38:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MmSnn-00074D-0R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:38:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MmSna-0006tD-VS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:38:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56734 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MmSna-0006sx-71 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:37:54 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:53606) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MmSnX-0007jE-6I; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:37:51 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.45.67.12.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.45.67.12] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1MmSnR-0002Fl-TY; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:37:45 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 18725DF23; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:37:45 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <1252759780.4770.76.camel@projectile.siege-engine.com> (Eric M. Ludlam's message of "Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:49:40 -0400") Original-Lines: 16 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:115227 Archived-At: "Eric M. Ludlam" writes: > As others have pointed out, there are newer parser technologies > available too such as PEG. How much of that is fad vs fabulous, I don't > really know. It's only anecdotal, but my experience with Lpeg is that it's a lot more convenient and approachable than olde-style stuff like bison/flex, and not obviously any less powerful. In any case, it seems clear that some thought should be given before putting any significant effort into bison/flex. -Miles -- Fast, small, soon; pick any 2.