The scribble/bnf library provides utilities for typesetting grammars.

Typesets a grammar table. Each production starts with an element (typically constructed with nonterm) for the non-terminal being defined, and then a list of possibilities (typically constructed with BNF-seq, etc.) to show on separate lines.

Typesets a non-terminal: italic in angle brackets.

Typesets a sequence.

Typesets a group surrounded by curly braces (so the entire group can be repeated, for example).

Typesets an optional element: in square brackets.

Typesets a 0-or-more repetition.

Typesets a 1-or-more repetition.

Typesets a n-to-m repetition. The n and m arguments are converted to a string using (format "~a" n) and (format "~a" m).

Typesets alternatives for a production’s right-hand side to appear on a single line. The result is normally used as a single possibility in a production list for BNF.

A string to use for omitted productions or content.