Re: [ELPA] New package: bnf-mode

[Serghei Iakovlev <sadhooklay@gmail.com>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

>> No, Emacs Wiki has a wrong mode. For more see my comments here:
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/b1lyyf/gnu_emacs_major_mode_for_editing_bnf_grammars/
>> <https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/b1lyyf/gnu_emacs_major_mode_for_editing_bnf_grammars/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app>
>>
>> And no guys, ebnf2ps does not provide syntax locking for BNF grammar
>
> ebnf2ps doesn't provide a mode at all.  The mention of ebnf wasn't meant
> as "an alternative" to your mode, but rather I think as a suggestion
> for why your mode might be useful (i.e. as a complement to ebnf2ps).
>
> While looking at adding it to GNU ELPA I saw that you apparently haven't
> yet signed the corresponding paperwork.  IOW the next step is to fill
> the form below and email it to the FSF as instructed so they can send
> you the relevant paperwork to sign.
>
>
>         Stefan "still wondering what you use your mode for"

I use this mode for various experiments with languages.  In particular,
I do research in the field of creating a programming language called
Zephir.  I needed to get a formal description of the language and
this is exactly where I used the BNF.  This description (I prefer
"specification" word) used during systems analysis and requirements
analysis.

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I'll do this ASAP.

Thank you,
Serghei