4.8 Language Syntax

A FiST input file has four main sections, shown in Figure fig-fist-grammar with the appropriate delimiters:

  

Figure: FiST Grammar Outline

Figure: FiST Grammar Outline

C Declarations

FiST Declarations

FiST Rules

Additional C Code

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C Declarations

FiST Declarations

FiST Rules

Additional C Code

Comments (enclosed in /* ... */) may appear in any of the sections and will be copied verbatim to the output file. C++ style comments starting with // are only useful for the FiST input file, as they get completely stripped during translation.