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Re: gnubol: The token "IS"



Mike,
"IS" isn't a required word in any of the formats I know, it is only an
English readability aid.  By all means, lex it out.
Jonathan

At 08:50 AM 12/7/99 -0500, Michael McKernan wrote:
>Can anyone think of what the repercussions would be if we were to lex
>out the token "IS" as noise?  I don't remember ever having done it,
>but I can't think of anyplace that would be affected by it's
>absence.  Getting rid of it would reduce the lookahead burden
>slightly and simplify parts of the grammar.  
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>
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