May 2, 2007
10:12 p.m.
Paul Eggert wrote:
Liviu Nicoara <nicoara@roguewave.com> writes:
I noticed that a couple of rules (e.g. EU, Romania) in the Europe file are being referenced in zone definitions before they are defined. Is there a strong reason why their definitions should not precede their usage?
It's listed that way for convenience, which I suppose is not a strong reason. Is there some reason to change things, and put definitions before use?
I understand that convenience; the only reason I have for reordering the rules is to favor a one-pass parser. I find it more logical to have the definition of an entity before its first use. Thanks, Liviu