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The Dragon and Kangaroo Parser Framework Library (D&K PFL) project aims to produce a C++ library for use in the development of parsers and parsing-related libraries and tools. In particular, the emphasis is on the compile-time generation of efficient parsers within a generic, extensible framework.

This might sound rather like The Spirit Parser Library project (http://spirit.sourceforge.net), and you'd be right! The two projects are very similar, and for many uses there is no reason to use the D&K PFL instead of Spirit. After all, Spirit makes use of C++'s generic programming facilities to provide a generic, extensible, adaptable framework. It provides an interface which is as simple or as complex as you need it to be. It can be very easy to use, but without restricting you to the lowest common denominator. Spirit is, indeed, a very good library! So, what's the point in the D&K PFL? What makes it different?... read more