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Moore, Paul wrote: > Reusing a compiler parser on that is likely to be a challenge :-) > > I don't have a problem with wanting to make it more possible to handle Perl > in this sort of context - but don't assume that splitting out the parser is > a "magic bullet". That's exactly why I'm in favor of having a well-defined grammer that lets you write your own parser if you think you need to. > And I don't think > that redesigning Perl's syntax to be easily parseable is going to get > anywhere - the result just wouldn't be Perl, in some very fundamental ways. I don't believe that has to be the case. -- John Porter Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht.