Re: Can LPeg parse PNG?

[KHMan <keinhong@...>]

On 12/10/2016 9:46 AM, Duncan Cross wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Soni L. wrote:
> > I was told PNG is a regular language, in the sense that you can validate any
> > PNG chunk with a VERY VERY VERY LONG regex.
>
> Including the 32-bit CRC at the end of the chunk? That's got to be a
> hell of a regex.

I'm really curious about the "I was told PNG is a regular 
language" though. It directs the blame for the idea on an 
anonymous someone else.

Perhaps he has VERY VERY VERY LARGE amounts of free time this 
weekend, or perhaps he wants to trap some unsuspecting folks 
trying it. I think both.

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Cheers,
Kein-Hong Man (esq.)
Selangor, Malaysia