Re: gnubol: Nested Conditionals, Extensions and Warnings

[Michael McKernan <mck@tivoli.mv.com>]

>>>>> "Randall" == Randall Bart <Barticus@att.net>
>>>>> wrote the following on Mon, 06 Dec 1999 01:45:29 -0800

  Randall> At 16:00 12/3/99 , Michael McKernan wrote:
  >> Oops!  There I go creating extensions again.  My grammar permits
  >> unlimited repetitions of the VARYING phrase by virtue of this
  >> element which appears in two places in the main rule.
  >> 
  >> ( varying_phrase )+

  Randall> Actually the second and subsequent phrases are introduced
  Randall> by the key word AFTER instead of VARYING.  

Yes of course. Thanks.  I also notice that tha standard says AT LEAST
six AFTER phrases must be permitted, so it's not an extension.  






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