XPost: comp.lang.c++   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 16:01:05 -0600, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
      
   > On 2/5/2026 3:14 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On a *nix system, it is usual to delegate common janitorial tasks   
   >> (like parsing) to open-source libraries that already handle such   
   >> jobs.   
   >   
   > Parsing is not just looking at input. It is also about converting   
   > that input and storing it properly in the proper data storage areas   
   > in the dataset.   
      
   Look at common parser libraries. They are designed to deal with   
   precisely these sorts of issues.   
      
   Here  is one I have used.   
      
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