Kay Ramme - Sun Germany - Hamburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> At least in theory an unlimited (in the sense of programming language
> constructs etc.) parser generator, as yacc, should be better than a
> limited one, as boost::spirit.
>
In which way do you think spirit is limited? The semantic actions
available there could implement just about every conceivable
context-sensitive grammar.

> Reaching the point where the parser becomes the main bottleneck, we
> should try out independent implementations, using boost::spirit and
> bison/yacc. Personally, I am a fan of domain oriented prog. languages
> and therefor would favor bison.
>
According to other people, spirit _is_ a DSEL (domain-specific
embedded language) - when given the choice, I prefer embedded DSLs
over external ones. :-)

Cheers,

-- 

Thorsten

If you're not failing some of the time, you're not trying hard enough.

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