Re: Evaluating parser generators

"Ron Pinkas" <Ron@Profit-Master.com>
18 Apr 2001 02:25:05 -0400

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From: "Ron Pinkas" <Ron@Profit-Master.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 18 Apr 2001 02:25:05 -0400
Organization: InternetConnect, Inc. - http://www.internetconnect.net/
References: 01-04-076
Keywords: tools
Posted-Date: 18 Apr 2001 02:25:04 EDT

Mike,


> I've been tasked with performing a general evaluation of Parser
> Generators.


You might want to check SimpLex at:


http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplex


SimpLex is an ANSI C, open source, bison compatible, generic lexer. It
is not a generator, rather, it is data driven by an #included .slx
language definition file. It has very strong context capabilities by
means of Context Rules.


The resulting lexer is typically 1/2 to 1/4 of an equivalent Flex generated
lexer, and is just as fast (or faster).


Ron Pinkas

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