Fw: [SMARTY-DEV] Compiler re-write??

A compiler rewrite in anything other than php would break compatibility to all the virtual hostings at commercial internet provider since they usually forbid to run custom binaries on their servers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "boots" <jayboots@yahoo.com> To: <smarty-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 6:28 PM Subject: [SMARTY-DEV] Compiler re-write?? > Interesting to see people suggesting that Smarty's compiler be > re-written without giving reasons to support that type of re-write. I > would think that something of that scope would require a truly > compelling account for the need. :) > > Certainly there are problems here and there with Smarty's parser (for > example, sometimes it produces incorrect code from correct sources). > Never-the-less, it appears quite suitable for its intended application > while maintaining acceptable performance levels. What I would like to > see more of are plugin suites (or frameworks) that defined application > types and generalized the most common type of operations for that type > of application. As it is, a semi-sophisticated application built using > a stock installation of Smarty is still going to require quite a bit of > customized boiler-plate PHP code. Using well-planned plugin suites, > otherwise custom code can be encapsulated into a grammar specific to > the target user's knowledge domain. > > My opinion (FWIW) is that there are good reasons to support additional > custom parsing types, sometimes using different parsing approaches than > Smarty's. My solution has been to bolt a home-grown extendible parser > onto Smarty so that they can work in tandem. This has proven very > fruitful as I can now implement layered processing, meta-templates and > other nifty conveniences. > > Would anyone be willing to provide reasons and details to justify the > effort of a compiler re-write? I'm honestly very interested to > understand why several have agreed that the compiler re-write is a good > idea at this point. If there IS a compelling reason, then it would make > a good discussion, I'm sure :). > > At anyrate, wouldn't it be a swell idea to re-write Smarty as a PHP > module? OR to borrow from the Moto folks and rewrite the compiler to > generate Apache modules instead of PHP code. THAT would be cool. :) > > xo boots > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > > -- > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >