String Literal Docs

Alix Pexton alix.DOT.pexton at gmail.DOT.com
Sun Jun 20 14:46:03 PDT 2010


On 20/06/2010 21:37, Ellery Newcomer wrote:
> On 06/20/2010 03:01 PM, Alix Pexton wrote:
>> On 19/06/2010 21:12, Alix Pexton wrote:
>>> I've been sketching some grammar diagrams for D2.0, a little like those
>>> on JSON.org, and of course I didn't get far before I ran into something
>>> odd.
>>>
>>
>> I think I will take the plunge and base my diagrams on the source of
>> DMD. After looking at the code in lexer.c, it does not seem as far
>> beyond my rusty old c++ parsing skills as I had expected! Massive credit
>> to Walter for having a codebase that is as mature as DMD without it
>> turning into a labyrinth of preprocessor macros and cryptic "comefrom"s.
>>
>> This will mean however that my little project may take a little longer,
>> sigh...
>>
>> A...
>
> Do share. I've always been too lazy to read lexer.c, and from this
> discussion, it sounds like there are a few spots where my own lexer
> grammar is incorrect (or at least differs from dmd).
>

of course ^^

A...


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