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From:	Chris Smith <space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] FOSDEM
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Date:	Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:28:05 +0000
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> On 7 Feb 2015, at 09:09, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
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>> On Sat, 7 Feb 2015, Chris Smith wrote:
>> What is the problem with depending on a Lua interpreter? Please bear in mind that we're not talking about a behemoth like Python or PERL here, with numerous dependencies and files scattered over the system. Lua is a single C library with a simple API, about 50kB in size that can be statically linked if you want. Bindings to other languages of choice are available.
>> 
>> I think Lua is being skewed in people's minds by the terms 'script' and 'interpreter'. In use Lua behaves much more like an XML or YAML library.
> 
> The point is simple: some people suggest to have a simple file format with an open spec so anyone can write his own parser. You suggest using an existing language and always link to a specific lib parsing it.

XML is a simple file format with an open spec. Would you write your own parser? I wouldn't, unless I had to. I'd first go looking for a library someone else had already written. The same goes for Lua. The syntax is easy enough that I could easily write my own parser if I wanted to, but why on earth would I?

Chris

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