Re: Org mode and Emacs

[David Masterson]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> This is all part of the aims and process. However, the first step is to
>>> develop a robust elisp based parser. This helps to ensure the org syntax
>>> is consistent and helps identifies ambiguities which need to be fixed as
>>> well as provides a reference implementation which developers can use to
>>> develop parsers in other languages.
>>
>> Semantic/Bovine ??
>
> Org is not context-free.

But could it be moved in that direction? (ie. Organice)

> Also, Org maintaners previously rejected the idea of implementing Org
> parser not in Elisp. Mainly because it would limit the ability to
> maintain and contribute to Org - one would need to learn another
> programming language to alter anything in Org syntax.

Hmmm. That would make it difficult to keep the language "parseable" by a
different parser.  Elisp would not provide the checks for (say) keeping
the language context-free.

-- 
David Masterson