Proof of Concept for a Perl binding to libfyaml
a project by tinita
Updated almost 2 years ago. No love. 1 follower.

Project Description

Similar to YAML::LibYAML::API and YAML::XS it would be nice to have a Perl binding to libfyaml.

libfyaml is a modern alternative to libyaml that passes all current YAML 1.2 tests from the official YAML Test Suite, see the matrix.

Goal for this Hackweek

Goal: be able to run a very basic function using libfyaml's event parsing API with perl XS.

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This project is part of:

Hack Week 22

Activity

  • almost 2 years ago: tinita started this project.
  • almost 2 years ago: tinita added keyword "perl" to this project.
  • almost 2 years ago: tinita added keyword "libfyaml" to this project.
  • almost 2 years ago: tinita added keyword "yaml" to this project.
  • almost 2 years ago: tinita added keyword "libyaml" to this project.
  • almost 2 years ago: tinita originated this project.


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