standard question

[Justin Hibbits]

Hi,

I'm working on a C compiler, and I've got a quick question about the way types
are defined.

The ANSI standard shows types as being defined right-recursively, instead of
left-recursive (as shown in yacc grammar). why was that chosen, instead of the
left-recursive grammar?

Thanks

-Justin Hibbits

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[Jack Klein]

Hi,

I'm working on a C compiler, and I've got a quick question about the way types
are defined.

The ANSI standard shows types as being defined right-recursively, instead of
left-recursive (as shown in yacc grammar). why was that chosen, instead of the
left-recursive grammar?

Thanks

-Justin Hibbits

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