[antlr-interest] if-then-else - Grammar generates faulty parser code

[Terence Parr]

On Apr 22, 2004, at 11:15 AM, Monty Zukowski wrote:

> Jeff,
> 	You have a unique situation in that your tree parser actions are your
> runtime and you call them to "execute" the script you have parsed.
> Actually that's pretty clever -- (NOTE TO TERENCE) we (ahem, as I
> recall) haven't given much thought to how to create interpreters with
> ANTLR beyond "do it in the actions."  This merits attention at the next
> ANTLR Cabal to refine ANTLR 3 designs.

You'll note that this is precisely what StringTemplate does.  It parses 
and "compiles" templates down into ASTs, which are executed via eval.g 
tree walker. :)  Super kewl. :)

Ter
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