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Subject: Re: [lojban] CLL: I'd like to drop the formal grammars.
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2014-10-01 15:23 GMT+04:00 v4hn <me@v4hn.de>:

> On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 12:59:10AM -0700, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > In the age of ubiquitous internet, I feel that the entire Formal
> > Grammars chapter simply doesn't belong in a printed book.
> >
> > Does anyone disagree?
>
> Yes. Please leave it in. The book is called _C_LL and the formal
> grammar is _definitely_ part of the language. I will look at it
> if I'm interested in a specific parse tree or the grammar itself and I
> don't
> have a computer with me (yes, this really does happen, even nowadays,
> and it's always going to happen for as long as computers are not implanted)
>
> I also do hope the YACC grammar will be replaced by a PEG grammar
> in the next version.
>
> If people feel really uncomfortable because there is no explanation
> of the syntax of the grammar description, then we should _add_ one
> instead of removing the grammar.
>
Exactly, we should add one. Who will do it?
If no one then it's of absolutely no use and should return to the book when
it gets that explanation. Otherwise it's still not Complete.

>
>
> v4hn
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">2014-10-01 15:23 GMT+04:00 v4hn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:me@v4hn.de" target=3D"_blank">me@v4hn.de</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 12:59:10AM -0700,=
 Robin Lee Powell wrote:<br>
</span><span class=3D"">&gt; In the age of ubiquitous internet, I feel that=
 the entire Formal<br>
&gt; Grammars chapter simply doesn&#39;t belong in a printed book.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Does anyone disagree?<br>
<br>
</span>Yes. Please leave it in. The book is called _C_LL and the formal<br>
grammar is _definitely_ part of the language. I will look at it<br>
if I&#39;m interested in a specific parse tree or the grammar itself and I =
don&#39;t<br>
have a computer with me (yes, this really does happen, even nowadays,<br>
and it&#39;s always going to happen for as long as computers are not implan=
ted)<br>
<br>
I also do hope the YACC grammar will be replaced by a PEG grammar<br>
in the next version.<br>
<br>
If people feel really uncomfortable because there is no explanation<br>
of the syntax of the grammar description, then we should _add_ one<br>
instead of removing the grammar.<br></blockquote><div>Exactly, we should ad=
d one. Who will do it?=C2=A0</div><div>If no one then it&#39;s of absolutel=
y no use and should return to the book when it gets that explanation. Other=
wise it&#39;s still not Complete.</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
v4hn<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div>

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