Checking my other pet-peeve I noticed that it's still there:
print("%d":format(42)) --> error: ')' expected near ':'
print(("%d"):format(42)) --> 42
I still have to add these superfluous parentheses around the string.
As far as I can see, there's no real reason for the parentheses.
I've attached a patch to remove this requirement (patch1).
Please, do not send patches; they show the implementation, not the idea.
For what you are proposing, a BNF would be more useful. Show how Lua's
BNF should be modified.
-- Roberto
