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maint: update TODO.
* TODO (Labeling the symbols): Remove, it's done ("Name references").
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@@ -251,31 +251,6 @@ DeRemer and Penello: they already provide the algorithm.
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* Extensions
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** Labeling the symbols
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Have a look at the Lemon parser generator: instead of $1, $2 etc. they
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can name the values. This is much more pleasant. For instance:
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exp (res): exp (a) '+' exp (b) { $res = $a + $b; };
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I love this. I have been bitten too often by the removal of the
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symbol, and forgetting to shift all the $n to $n-1. If you are
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unlucky, it compiles...
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But instead of using $a etc., we can use regular variables. And
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instead of using (), I propose to use `:' (again). Paul suggests
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supporting `->' in addition to `:' to separate LHS and RHS. In other
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words:
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r:exp -> a:exp '+' b:exp { r = a + b; };
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That requires an significant improvement of the grammar parser. Using
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GLR would be nice. It also requires that Bison know the type of the
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symbols (which will be useful for %include anyway). So we have some
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time before...
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Note that there remains the problem of locations: `@r'?
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** $-1
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We should find a means to provide an access to values deep in the
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stack. For instance, instead of
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