Thomas Lockhart wrote:
>
> > The solution is obvious - to eliminate exclusive states entirely!
> > Banzai!!!
>
> That will complicate the lexer, and make it more brittle and difficult
> to read, since you will have to, essentially, implement the exclusive
> states using flags within each element.
>
> If you want to try it as an exercise, we *might* find it isn't as ugly
> as I am afraid it will be, but...
>
Gimme the latest lexer source. (I pay for my Internet on a per
minute basis, so I can't connect to CVS) You will see what I mean.
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Leon.
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