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From: wmm@sdti.com (William M. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: g++ grammar description.
Keywords: grammar, g++
Message-ID: <1989Oct19.030345.281@sdti.com>
Date: 19 Oct 89 03:03:45 GMT
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Reply-To: wmm@sdti.SDTI.COM (William M. Miller)
Organization: Software Development Technologies, Inc.
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In article <17623@rphroy.UUCP> tkacik@rphroy.UUCP (Tom Tkacik) writes:
>Is there a complete description of the C++ grammar?  None of the books
>I have looked at give it.  Either C++ 1.2 or 2.0.
>What should be used as the reference for solving syntax questions?

The 2.0 Reference Manual, available from AT&T by itself or bundled with
the cfront source (about 3 orders of magnitude difference in price between
those two options :-), has a complete grammar.  It's not perfect, but it's
quite good.  Bjarne is working on a book for implementors of the language
and technically sophisticated users which will be published in a few
months which will also be complete and authoritative.

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