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Precedence technique is not worse than SLR(1)

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The paper describes a transformation which converts SLR(1) grammars to grammars which are (1, 0) or (1, 1) mixed strategy precedence grammars and which have the correct prefix property. The transformation is first of all practical. The increase of a grammar size caused by the transformation is so moderate that often a smaller parser can be obtained as the final result.

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Wyrostek, P. Precedence technique is not worse than SLR(1). Acta Informatica 23, 361–392 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267864

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