Re: [pygccxml-development] DSL challenge

[Roman Y. <rom...@gm...>]

On 8/22/06, Allen Bierbaum <al...@vr...> wrote:
> No problem.  I will take on the DSL design and discussion.  Can I assume
> that means that you aren't going to introduce a new DSL and surprise us
> all?  :)

Don't you like surprises :-)? No. I am pretty happy with current API.
I am not in
a harry to "fix" the situation. I just hope that we will be able to
solve this issue
and implement it before next release.

> > The only API I introduced was Py++ one. I did not say anything about
> > how DSL
> > API looks like.
>
> The BUI that you proposed was what I was thinking about.

It is not an API, but usage example

> > Lets talk use cases. I introduced the problematic ones. I expect from you
> > to prove me being wrong or to provide good solution.
>
> Yes, I have some ideas here.  I will try them out on my current project
> with the method I suggested of extending and overriding the py++ api.

:-( wrong answer. Please don't write single line of code before we solve the
problematic use cases "on paper". I would like to see definitions, before
any implementation.

> > This paper I still have to write :-). But in general you are right, I
> > don't like two
> > phased approach, but it is possible to implement it.
>
> By "paper" can I assume you mean comment on the wiki page about
> templates?  That would be much more helpful IMHO then a .rest document
> or mailing list posting.

No, I mean  rest document. I will write an initial paper and then we will take
the discussion to the wiki.

-- 
Roman Yakovenko
C++ Python language binding
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