ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro) (01/08/90)
PostScript not context free? And here I thought its syntax was completely summed up in section 3.3 of the Red Book, from page 19 onwards. I may be wrong, but I thought that sort of syntax could be specified entirely by a regular grammar. Lawrence D'Oliveiro Computer Services Dept University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand
amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) (01/10/90)
In article <1990Jan8.062808.8837@waikato.ac.nz>, ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro) writes: > PostScript not context free? PostScript syntax is entirely context free. The only problem is that since PostScript uses exclusively dynamic binding, you cannot deduce the semantics of a program without effectively interpreting it. --Amanda --