I've been using ragel for a few years, and really like it; but it does have the problem of not handling very well bit based structures (or, even, 8 bits based s

I've been using ragel for a few years, and really like it; but it does have the problem of not handling very well bit based structures (or, even, 8 bits based structures). Also, the author closed the mailing list and packed up; presumably to work for a company who 'bought him out'. Closing the mailing list was a notch rude... Hammer does look pretty nice, I'm definitely going to have a poke at it!