[antlr-interest] ambigous lexer tokens

[Wincent Colaiuta]

El 28/6/2007, a las 17:10, Jim Idle escribió:

> I cannot agree with this:
>
>> ANTLR is a very complex tool and it can deviate from your  
>> expectations in
>> incredibly subtle and hard-to-understand ways.
>
> But you cannot just go barging in on it - first you have to learn what
> the expectations are. The tool is a complicated to thing to  
> produce, but
> once you have your head around a few concepts it is remarkably easy to
> use.

Hmmm... But Jim, don't forget that as the C target author you're  
speaking as one of the foremost ANTLR experts... Who knows more about  
ANTLR than you? Ter and very few others, if any... So for you it  
doubtlessly is "remarkably easy". But looking at the large number of  
questions from puzzled people posted to this mailing list (I include  
myself in the puzzled group more often than not) I think it's clear  
that ANTLR is a very tricky best, even for those who've read the book  
(like me... more than once!).

Cheers,
Wincent