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On Thu, 11 Feb 2021, antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl wrote:

> My impression is that variation in Pascal dialects is larger than in C
> dialects, so case for unified parser in C IMHO

Pascal is more fragmented, but it's also much easier to parse than C.  I
think it's a wash.

(I also think the whole idea is horrifying and ought not to be pursued;
but.)

  -E