On Wed, 6 May 2026 09:06:22 +0100 Bruce Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Dependencies are limited to rte_ethdev and rte_net; no > > librte_cmdline, no flex/bison, no platform-specific headers. > > The grammar follows testpmd's syntax so familiar rules carry > > over and is documented in the programmer's guide. > > > Was there a particular reason to avoid using flex/bison here, or did their > use just not make sense? In general I would prefer using code-generation > tools where possible rather than maintaining (metaphorically) hand-written > code. > > /Bruce As long as we are willing to accept flex/bison as build dependency, it would make sense to use it.
