> %token TOK_IF "if" { //Action for if } > %token TOK_NUMBER "[0-9]+" { //action for number }> though this would be breaking an age old tradition of separating the > lexer and parser... (which has got its own advantages); This is indeed a tempting idea, but there are many pitfalls bu there. Let's serialize challenges...
I really dont know about the pitfalls, but Bison would go on to become a self sufficient language tool if we can do this; As for the challenges - backward compatibility would definitely be an issue; hmm, I guess I dont have enough experience to think of anymore.. :) Satya.
