maint: update TODO.

* TODO (Labeling the symbols): Remove, it's done ("Name references").
(cherry picked from commit 2c7f50be62)
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Akim Demaille
2012-01-25 16:36:03 +01:00
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@@ -52,31 +52,6 @@ DeRemer and Penello: they already provide the algorithm.
* Extensions * Extensions
** Labeling the symbols
Have a look at the Lemon parser generator: instead of $1, $2 etc. they
can name the values. This is much more pleasant. For instance:
exp (res): exp (a) '+' exp (b) { $res = $a + $b; };
I love this. I have been bitten too often by the removal of the
symbol, and forgetting to shift all the $n to $n-1. If you are
unlucky, it compiles...
But instead of using $a etc., we can use regular variables. And
instead of using (), I propose to use `:' (again). Paul suggests
supporting `->' in addition to `:' to separate LHS and RHS. In other
words:
r:exp -> a:exp '+' b:exp { r = a + b; };
That requires an significant improvement of the grammar parser. Using
GLR would be nice. It also requires that Bison know the type of the
symbols (which will be useful for %include anyway). So we have some
time before...
Note that there remains the problem of locations: `@r'?
** $-1 ** $-1
We should find a means to provide an access to values deep in the We should find a means to provide an access to values deep in the
stack. For instance, instead of stack. For instance, instead of