Expressing SGML syntax in EBNF

[Stuart Tanner]

Hi,

Is it possible to express the syntax of SGML in Extended Backus-Naur Form?

- Stuart

[Paulo Tibúrcio]

Post by Stuart Tanner
Is it possible to express the syntax of SGML in Extended Backus-Naur Form?

Maybe. Please see

<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html>

Especially in section

<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html#productions>

you may find the Standard's productions in a form that looks like BNF
(many dead links, though).

In this other section

<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html#cfg>

you may find some discussions on the feasibility of BNFing SGML.

--
Paulo Tibúrcio

[Stuart Tanner]

Post by Paulo Tibúrcio

Post by Stuart Tanner
Is it possible to express the syntax of SGML in Extended Backus-Naur Form?

Maybe. Please see
<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html>
Especially in section
<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html#productions>
you may find the Standard's productions in a form that looks like BNF
(many dead links, though).
In this other section
<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html#cfg>
you may find some discussions on the feasibility of BNFing SGML.
--
Paulo Tibúrcio

Thanks. The last link was the answer to my (rather poorly expressed)
question.

- Stuart

[Peter Flynn]

Post by Stuart Tanner

Post by Paulo Tibúrcio

Post by Stuart Tanner
Is it possible to express the syntax of SGML in Extended Backus-Naur Form?

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Post by Stuart Tanner

Post by Paulo Tibúrcio
<http://xml.coverpages.org/topics.html#cfg>
you may find some discussions on the feasibility of BNFing SGML.
--
Paulo Tibúrcio

Thanks. The last link was the answer to my (rather poorly expressed)
question.

See also the Fred program from OCLC, which can display SGML syntax in BNF.
There's an example in my book[1].

///Peter
1. Understanding SGML and XML Tools, Kluwer, 1998. 0-7923-8169-6