[rfc-i] v3imp #8 Fragment tagging on sourcecode

[julian.reschke at gmx.de (Julian Reschke)]

On 2015-01-24 17:21, Sean Leonard wrote:
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> -?
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> Like Paul I am ambivalent.
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> First of all there is no such thing as "ABNF modules" yet--only ABNF
> grammar (combined with specification text). I recognize this
> conversation is trending to creating them.
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> To use Julian's language, are there "concrete examples" of a discrete
> RFC containing "independent ABNF modules"? Unless you have a different
> definition, I am going with "independent ABNF modules" means ABNF
> definitions that are mutually conflicting, so that implementation of one
> necessarily precludes implementation of the other.

What I meant is something else.

RFC 7230, for instance has an ABNF that describes the message format. In 
addition, it has multiple tiny ABNFs that describe header field *value* 
syntax. The latter are not referenced anywhere, so they constitute 
independent modules, although they re-use parts from other definitions.

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Best regards, Julian