#! /usr/local/bin/perl -sw # DELETABLE PRODUCTIONS use Parse::RecDescent; $grammar = q{ commands : command(s) command : directive | evaluation directive: 'only prefix' { $thisparser->{deleted} = {infix=>1,postfix=>1} } | 'not prefix' { $thisparser->{deleted}{prefix} = 1 } evaluation: {deleted}{prefix}> op var var { print "prefix $item[3] $item[2] $item[4]\n" } | {deleted}{infix}> var op var { print "infix $item[2] $item[3] $item[4]\n" } | {deleted}{postfix}> var var op { print "postfix $item[2] $item[4] $item[3]\n" } op : '+' | '-' var : /(?!\d)\w+/ }; $parse = new Parse::RecDescent ($grammar); while () { $parse->commands($_); } __DATA__ a + b + a b a b + not prefix a + b + a b a b + only prefix a + b + a b a b + not prefix a + b + a b a b +