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The reason is probably more because Wirthian languages traditionally use<br>
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gcc as well for several years simply because a recursive descent parser
is faster than one generated automatically from a BNF grammar.
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That is true, but the expression power is not as good as a BNF grammar.
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There are some language constructs that is simply not posible with a
LL(1) parser, when comparing to the LALR(1).<br>
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I don't have the details with me right now, but have a decent book on
compiler construction at home.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
- Torsten Bonde Christiansen.<br>
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