Re: [Axiom-mail] Data structure for object definition

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

root <address@hidden> writes:

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| the most rapid changes were in the parser as we thought of new ideas.
| Bill Burge did extensive research in parsing techniques. the last
| surviving technique uses what he called a "zipper parser".  the zipper
| technique was never published as far as i know.

Is this the same "zipper" idea published by Huet?

|  it basically builds a
| stack of functions and then unwinds the stack to finish the parse.
| 
| so the term 'new' is without meaning and should be ignored.

OK, thanks!

-- Gaby