CVS difference for ais/ai-00153.txt
--- ais/ai-00153.txt 1999/04/13 15:54:25 1.4
+++ ais/ai-00153.txt 1999/06/22 01:44:37 1.5
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
!standard F.3.1 (01)
!standard F.3.1 (43)
!class binding interpretation 96-09-04
+!status WG9 approved 99-06-12
!status ARG Approved (with changes) 8-0-2 99-03-25
!status work item 99-03-21
!status received 96-09-04
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
sign_char {sign_char | ...}
sign_char ::= + | - | <
-Is the picture string "++++>" well formed? [No.]
+Is the picture string "++++>" well formed? (No.)
!recommendation
@@ -43,11 +44,11 @@
!discussion
The problem is that the production for all_sign_number does not use the
-RHS_sign production, it contains the literal '>'. This is what comes of
-trying to fold the picture string grammar and composition constraints into
-as few words as possible. Some of the composition constraints could
-have been included in a context-free grammar but at the expense of making
-it much longer, and more difficult to read.
+RHS_sign production, it contains the literal '>'. The picture string grammar
+and composition constraints were folded into as few words as possible, too
+few in this case. Some of the composition constraints could have been included
+in a context-free grammar but at the expense of making it much longer, and
+more difficult to read.
!appendix
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