Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (beta-rc1) now available

[David Kastrup <dak@...>]

Jerome Vuarand <jerome.vuarand@gmail.com> writes:

> 2011/6/13 Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>:
>>> Why break can appear middle of block but not return?
>>
>> Because return may be followed by an optional expression. Something
>> like 'return a       = 3' would confuse the parser.
>
> But then shouldn't "return; a = 3" be allowed ?

Take a look at the BNF syntax of Lua and propose a simple modification
that has that effect.

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David Kastrup