On Tue, 22 Sep 2020, Markus Elfring wrote:
> >>> When you use a yacc generated parser, you don't have any control over
> >>> where it decides to report an error.
> >>
> >> How do you think about to choose an alternative parsing approach?
> >
> > This question is completely absurd.
>
> It is known that YACC-like parsing has got limitations.
> Thus I am curious under which circumstances possible alternatives
> can become more attractive.
>
>
> > Have you ever actually written a parser?
>
> I came also along special parsing needs for specific data structures.
>
>
> >> Would you find the shown case distinction useful?
> >
> > Disjunctions could be added for extern and static.
>
> Thanks for this kind of feedback.
>
>
> > Feel free to propose a patch.
>
> Can any clarification help to make such a contribution easier?
I think you can follow the model of other kinds of disjunctions.
julia
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