Re: Definitive grammar for Java 1.1?

Joerg Brunsmann <Joerg.Brunsmann@FernUni-Hagen.de>
17 Jul 1998 10:06:30 -0400

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From: Joerg Brunsmann <Joerg.Brunsmann@FernUni-Hagen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 17 Jul 1998 10:06:30 -0400
Organization: Fernuniversitaet Hagen - Software Engineering (Praktische Informatik III)
References: 98-07-097 98-07-122
Keywords: Java, parse

> > Does anyone know if a BNF grammar has been published for Java 1.1?
>
> There are errors in the grammar for the 1.1 specification, which is at
> http://www.javasoft.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/innerclasses/spec/inner
> classes.doc.html
> Some of the errors are listed at
> http://www.nodule.demon.co.uk/java/java-1.1spec-bugs.htm.
>
> I don't know of a single complete grammar that is correct.
> I've heard from others that the grammar is not LALR, but is LL.


Yes, known as Bug Id 4086744 at developer.java.sun.com. To quote: "The
inner class specification does not provide an LALR(1) grammar."


I saw the latest yacc specification of guavac, the free java compiler,
containing a hack for that.


Cheers,


Joerg
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