Hi

I'm looking for a way to use Perl to test syntax parsing of Perl code in various editors.

Regarding emacs:

it should be possible to run an emacs-versions in batch mode (aka headless) to load a Perl snippet and execute various elisp snippets.

It's also possible - at least in cperl-mode - to export a html postscript version of the Perl code.°

Another, way would be to use describe-text-properties at a text position to learn the current syntax:

e.g. my %hash

will show on my

Text content at position 1:


There are text properties here:
  face                 font-lock-keyword-face
  fontified            t

[download]

and on %hash

Text content at position 4:


There are text properties here:
  face                 cperl-hash-face
  fontified            t

[download]

"face" is emacs equivalent for "style" in HTML

any ideas?

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
Wikisyntax for the Monastery

°) sorry I think I confused that with perltidy which offers html.

In reply to Testing syntax parsing in editors (especially emacs) by LanX

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