1[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
2[manpage_begin page_intro n 1.0]
3[copyright {2007 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>}]
4[moddesc   {Parser generator tools}]
5[titledesc {page introduction}]
6[category  {Page Parser Generator}]
7[keywords page {parser generator} {text processing}]
8[description]
9[para]
10
11[term page] (short for [emph {parser generator}]) stands for a set of
12related packages which help in the construction of parser generators,
13and other utilities doing text processing.
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15[para]
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17They are mainly geared towards supporting the Tcllib application
18[syscmd page], with the package [package page::pluginmgr] in a central
19role as the plugin management for the application. The other packages
20are performing low-level text processing and utility tasks geared
21towards parser generation and mainly accessed by [syscmd page] through
22plugins.
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24[para]
25
26The packages implementing the plugins are not documented as regular
27packages, as they cannot be loaded into a general interpreter, like
28tclsh, without extensive preparation of the interpreter. Preparation
29which is done for them by the plugin manager.
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31[section {BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK}]
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33This document, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.
34
35Please report such in the category [emph page] of the
36[uri {http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883} {Tcllib SF Trackers}].
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38Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have.
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40[manpage_end]
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