Hi all

I am trying to write a simple grammar just to learn how to use Parse::RecDescent. Why this doesn't work "as expected"?:

my $p2 = Parse::RecDescent->new(q(
                                hyphen     : "-"
                                option     : "a" | "b" | "c"
                                Format     : Entry(s)
                                Pre        : hyphen option
                                Post       : option hyphen
                                Entry      : Pre | Post
                                { use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%ite
+m;}
));
$p2->Format('a-');
$p2->Format('-a');
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I would expect both strings matching and printing "-a" or "a-", but I get:

$VAR1 = {
          'Post' => '-',
          '__RULE__' => 'Entry'
        };
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i.e. Both are valid patterns, but only the first one triggers the action

I would expect getting this:

$VAR1 = {
          'Post' => 'a-',
          '__RULE__' => 'Entry'
        };
$VAR1 = {
          'Post' => '-a',
          '__RULE__' => 'Entry'
        };
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I am not getting something obvious here... Any help would be appreciated

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