Re: Parser questions

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Bertalan Fodor wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm very close to finish a Java-based parser for lilypond. I will use 

Wow. Do you also parse Scheme?

> this in jEdit-LilyPondTool for instant error checking and advanced code 
> completion and refactoring.
> However, I found that it not trivial to identify certain token types. So 
> I'd like to ask here to show me examples or explain what these (or some 
> of these) are, or where they come from.
> I know two kind: MUSIC_FUNCTION* and MARKUP*etc.
>
> STRING_IDENTIFIER

foo = "string"

> SCM_IDENTIFIER (I know \major and \minor is one example, but don't see 
> where they come from)

any Scheme value not covered by other identifier types. See

  Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)

in parser.yy

> SCORE_IDENTIFIER

foo = \score  { ... }

> CONTEXT_DEF_IDENTIFIER

foo = \context  { .. }

> OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER

foo = \layout { .. }


> DURATION_IDENTIFIER

foo = #(ly:make-duration ... )


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