Olaf Titz wrote:
> > On subject of parsing, and genrating the text file:-
> > 1. parsing and generating is easy, if syntax is regular-expression rather
> > than CFG.
>
> Exactly. And make it as simple RE as possible.
>
> Olaf
>
> (PS. to the one who asked: CFG=context-free grammar - the difference
> is that CFG allows for arbitrarily nested grouping while RE does not,
> and it follows that RE is much easier to parse with common tools like sed.)
Will just use a different common tool that can parse CFGs using an
RE-like syntax. Oh, there don't seem to be any except Perl 5.000latest :-)
Anyway, it's been pointed out that the CFG and non-CFG suggestions are
in fact identical apart from a few character substitutions. If you have
nesting, you need a state machine with your sed RE whatever the file
format.
-- Jamie
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