Bit syntax frustrations, again

[Sean Hinde]

> I am working heavily with the bit syntax right now and my two cents
> on this matter is that it is unfortunate that I can't do this:
> 
> 	<<Header:32, Payload/binary, Trailer:16>> = Packet
> 
> It would make my life a lot easier.

And while we are at it what about unbound length parameters (like a basic
regexp search):

	1>f().
	ok
      2><<Line:Length/binary, 13, 10, Tail/binary>> =
<<"abcdef\r\nghijkl\r\n">>.
	<<97,98,99,100,101,102,13,10,103,104,105,106,107,108,13,10>>
	3>Line.
	<<97,98,99,100,101,102>>
	4>Length.
	6.
	5>Tail.
	<<103,104,105,106,107,108,13,10>>

This would make many applications much more elegant (not to mention a darn
site faster). I'm not quite sure what to do about nothing found.. probably
just exit(badmatch)

Sean



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