[lojban] Re: PEG grammar issues

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 6/17/08, Chris Capel <pdf23ds@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are ijabos right associative with each other?
>
> broda ijabo (brode ijabo brodi)?

Yes. (With two {ija} it makes no difference though, you need to
mix {ija} with {ije} for example to get different meanings.)

> Oh, here's another one: the NU-clause option of tanru-unit-2. Does
> that need associativity?

Probably, but since it's a construction that nobody ever uses (and
hopefully nobody ever will) it doesn't matter.

> Or what about terms-1 or selbri-4 (or tag)?

Yes, they are all left-asssoc.

> Oh, here's another weirdness thing (indented for clarity):
>
> statement-2 <-
>   statement-3 (I-clause (jek / joik)? stag? BO-clause free* statement-2)? /
>   statement-3 (I-clause (jek / joik)? stag? BO-clause free*)?
>
> Isn't that identical to
>
> statement-2 <- statement-3 (I-clause (jek / joik)? stag? BO-clause
> free* statement-2?)?
>
> It'd be nice to simplify.

Yes. I think there are some other slightly weird points. If I remember
correctly,
one rule has an unreachable part.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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