Re: Syntax notation for the spec

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:56 AM, John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org> wrote:

> James Clark scripsit:
>
> > Another possibility would be to use the standard IETF syntax notation,
> > ABNF, which is described in its own RFC, RFC 5234.
>
> I think the lack of expressive power in ABNF means that the spec will
> be much more difficult to read if we use it.  It's true that we spend
> about a page explaining our notation, but the spec is only six pages
> long at present.  We can afford the space.
>

+1


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