Hi Ron, On Sunday 20 Mar 2011 01:16:32 Ron Savage wrote: > Hi Shlomi > > Let me say things in different words. > > Our primary goal is ensuring the future of the module, right? >
yes. > To me, this implies any of these items /might/ be jettisoned: > > o Pure-Perl > o Current parser > o Current input format > > So, I'd like the discussion to focus on choosing the best tools to > support the module. > > Thus, I'm saying the current input format, e.g., is not driving the > discussion, but rather the search for tools is. > > That in turn means that if a different parser is chosen, then changing > the input format would be a consequence (i.e. not a driver) of that > choice. Well, generally we should not break backwards compatibility if we can help it. If you want to re-implement the parser using a parser generator, then it's OK, but it should preferably pass all the tests. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Original Riddles - http://www.shlomifish.org/puzzles/ Chuck Norris writes understandable Perl code. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .