This is purely a mechanical change, not taking advantage of block scope
of "let" and "const". Minimizing variable scope will come in the next
commit.
In general, "var" is converted into "let" and "const" is used only for
immutable variables of permanent character (generally spelled in
ALL_CAPS). Using it for any immutable variable regardless on its
permanence would feel confusing.
Any code which is not transpiled and needs to run in ES6 environment
(examples, code in grammars embedded in specs, ...) is kept unchanged.
This is also true for code generated by PEG.js.
See #442.
Rename compiler passes as follows:
reportLeftRecursion -> reportInfiniteRecursion
reportInfiniteLoops -> reportInfiniteRepetition
This reflects the fact that both passes detect different ways of causing
the same problem (possible infinite loop when parsing).
The new terminology is more precise and in line with commonly used
programming languages.
The change involves mainly renaming related compiler pass and files
associated with it.
David Majda