Markdown Extra Spec: Parsing Section

[Michel Fortin]

Le 2008-05-12 à 18:14, John MacFarlane a écrit :


> The PEG representation is concise, precise, and readable.


Readable, hum... if I look at this rule from PEG Markdown:

	ListContinuationBlock = a:StartList
		( BlankLines
		{ if (strlen($$.contents.str) == 0)
			$$.contents.str = strdup("\001"); /* block separator */
			pushelt($$, &a); } )
		( Indent ListBlock { pushelt($$, &a); } )+
		{ $$ = mk_str(concat_string_list(reverse(a.children))); }

it looks a lot like code to me, half of it I don't understand. If  
we're going this way, there's going to be a learning curve: for me,  
and for everyone trying to understand the syntax. I'd prefer to avoid  
forcing people to learn a new language only to understand the  
specification.


Michel Fortin
michel.fortin at michelf.com
http://michelf.com/