Re: Using incremental parsing in Emacs

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 11.01.2020 9:53, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Yes, users who want to compile their own parsers, or recompile
> existing ones, will have to have a C compiler installed.  Which is a
> downside, but not a serious one in this case, IMO, because most users
> will use existing parser tables.  I'd expect most if not all of such
> tables to come together with the Emacs-adapted Tree-Sitter package, or
> be available on ELPA, or even (gasp!) in core.

ELPA won't solve the necessity to have this code compiled for different 
platforms.

If we go this route, then Tree-Sitter and some core grammars will have 
to be in the core for sure, I'm just worried about the ease of improving 
or developing new ones.

Our users, compared to other editors, are probably the most spoiled (in 
a good way) in regards to development iteration speed.

So, as outlined previously, we might even prefer 10x slower parsing 
speed if it comes with faster development cycle.