[fpc-pascal] More syntax questions (part 3)

[Sven Barth]

Wayne Sherman via fpc-pascal <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> schrieb am
Mo., 25. Dez. 2023, 15:46:

> On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> > In short: To make a EBNF grammar which is 100% correct is not so simple
> > and will make the scheme extremely difficult to understand for a reader.
> > So I prefer to present a simpler version, and mention some limitations
> >  only in the text
> ...
> > There are simply so many exceptions and limitations that the 100% correct
> > diagram would be incomprehensible and needlessly complicated if you
> tried to
> > capture every aspect for the full 100%.
>
> If the EBNF grammar is only a guide provided as documentation for a
> human reader then you might want that.  But if the EBNF grammar is
> used to drive a parser then it needs to be fully complete, accurate,
> and machine readable (see below).
>

The grammar embedded in the documentation is just that: a guide.
Though that doesn't mean that Michael isn't trying to fix as many of the
points that Adriaan mentioned as reasonably possible, because there
obviously have been mistakes and oversights.

Regards,
Sven
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