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From: kruger@16bits.dec.com (I've got 50nS memory. What did you say?)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Opinions on lex and yacc thus far....
Message-ID: <8803012158.AA14617@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 2 Mar 88 00:23:00 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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So far, everyone agrees that:

1)	lex is slow because it is so general.
2)	compilers usually do not need such a slow lex and can do better using a
	hand coded scanner.

all but one person agreed that yacc is:

1)	poor at error handling
2)	somewhat inefficient (although not as extreme as lex). Some said the
	tables were larger than necessary.

one person claimed that yacc is a high-quality tool, efficient, and robust.

Does this sound religious to you? ;=)
dov