Approaching the First Draft [of a language spec]

    Hi all,

    we need a clear roadmap on how to approach the goal of having
    a language specification. Here is the earlier proposal I sent
    to php-dev.

    Note that this does not say anything about the format of the
    final documentation. Your opinions and ideas are welcome.

    Task 1: Defining the syntax

        The syntax can be represented in the common pseudo-grammar
        style, which has been used by K&R and many ANSI/ISO language
        standards before. Everyone who is familiar with Yacc/Bison
        will immediately recognize it. The file `Language_Notation.txt'
        contains a definition and examples.

    Task 2: Defining the semantics

        This comes down to defining what meaning the various pieces of
        the syntax have and what actions they cause.

    The First Draft will be based upon the language implementation
    which is used by PHP 4. The draft may differ from that implementation,
    if the workgroup decides so.

    Thanks,
    - Sascha