[Mono-list] I want to get in on this.

[Jay Freeman (saurik)]

Miguel:

While that looks cute on paper, and can be syntactically expressed in Backus
Naur Form, that grammar isn't left recursive (with any lookahead, not just a
finite one) and can't be parsed by yacc.  That grammar isn't even
deterministic.  Do not pass go, do not collect the computer theorists' stamp
of appproval.

Sincerely,
Jay Freeman (saurik)
saurik@saurik.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel de Icaza" <miguel@ximian.com>
To: "Jay Freeman (saurik)" <saurik@saurik.com>
Cc: "mono-list" <mono-list@ximian.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Mono-list] I want to get in on this.


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> This is not complex at all.  You just use a production like this:
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> So basically, the work to match begin/end is postponed
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> Miguel.