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   Hans-Peter Diettrich to Carter Cheng   
   Re: Algorithm for computing first-k foll   
   24 Aug 08 01:18:07   
   
   From: DrDiettrich1@aol.com   
      
   Carter Cheng schrieb:   
      
   > This is probably pretty elementary but I havent been able to locate a   
   > method to compute first-k follow-k sets (i.e. the k terminals derived   
   > from a symbol or following that symbol) efficiently for a grammar.   
   > Most textbooks only seem to cover the k = 1 case. Are there references   
   > out there which contain how to compute the generalization to k > 1?   
      
   With k>1 you'll have sets of k-tuples, which make the tables explode.   
   References to procedures have just been mentioned in this group (see   
   ANTLR...).   
      
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