[ebon-discuss] Misuse of keywords-as-identifiers in textual examples.

[Joseph R. K. <ki...@ac...>]

The BON grammar specifies that, generally, (optional) indexing blocks =
contain arbitrary property/value pairs called Index_lists:

      [ indexing Index_list ]

      Index_list =3D      { Index_clause ";" ...} +
      Index_clause =3D    Identifier ":" Index_term_list
      Index_term_list =3D { Index_string "," ...} +
      Index_string =3D    Manifest_string

Keywords are reserved words (pg. 361).  Therefore, properties in index =
clauses, and more generally, identifiers, should not be keywords.

Contrary to this rule set, several example specifications from the =
Wald=E9n/Nerson text violates this rule (see e.g. Figure B.1 on pg. 365).

Therefore we have corrected the examples (and our testsuite) rather than =
making more serious changes to the grammar and lexer.  You'll see all =
indexing properties called "cluster" renamed to "in_cluster".

Joe
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Joseph R. Kiniry                    http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/
California Institute of Technology        ID 78860581      ICQ 4344804