#! /usr/local/bin/perl -sw # PARSE LOGICAL EXPRESSIONS use Parse::RecDescent; $grammar = q{ expr : disj no_garbage no_garbage: /^\s*$/ | disj : conj ('or' conj)(s?) conj : unary ('and' unary)(s?) unary : 'not' atom | '(' expr ')' | atom atom : /<.+?>/ }; $parse = new Parse::RecDescent ($grammar); $input = ''; print "> "; while (<>) { if (/^\.$/) { defined $parse->expr($input) or print "huh?\n"; $input = '' } else { $input .= $_ } print "> "; }