Re: Non-greedy wildcard possible? (Long)

[Magnus Lie Hetland]

Laurence Finston <address@hidden>:
>
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> As far as an implementation using Bison is concerned, I think it
> would be easier to generalize an existing specification than to try
> to find a general solution first.  

Yeah, I'm sure that's good advice.

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> I also think that it would help to make the constraints on the users' 
> specifications stricter.  It might be possible to loosen them later, if you 
> find that this isn't necessary.

Also a good point. (I do have a tendency to hypergeneralize ;)

> > I've been looking into using Bison for efficiency reasons -- it's
> > obvious that you don't think that's doable, and I appreciate that
> > input.
> > 
> 
> I have tried to help you by explaining my reservations about a
> possible implementation using Bison along the lines you've been
> describing.

Yeah -- thanks.

> However you decide to do it, I wish you the best of luck. I hope that you 
> get it to work and that lots of people use it.

Thanks again :)

> Laurence

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