[antlr-interest] adding "version" option to ANTLR grammars

[Johannes Luber]

> That is an interesting idea. I am cc'ing the  interest list. sorry for  
> the long delay.
> 
> I take it that you are suggesting the following
> 
> grammar T;
> options {
> 	language = ...;
> 	version = "3.1.1";
> }

I do.

Johannes
> 
> Ter
> On Nov 29, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Johannes Luber wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> >
> > Thinking about the upcoming dialects of ANTLR grammars (one for each
> > version, which aren't totally upwardscompatible), I had this idea.  
> > Would
> > it make sense to make an option named "version" mandatory, which  
> > simply
> > records the used ANTLR version for writing. It's mandatory because
> > people don't seem ever to write a comment explaining the requirements
> > (myself included ;). It makes easier for people to diagnose problems
> > with a third-party grammar.
> >
> > Johannes

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