You need to code it like this:
key_or_not_null: ('primary')(?) 'key' | 'not' 'null' # if you put 'not null' then it won't gr +ok things with two spaces

Also, there are other things to keep in mind:

  1. By default (i.e. if you're not using autoaction) each item evaluates to the last object on its line. That means your 'key_or_not_null' will return 'KEY'.
  2. Doing that ('primary')(?) thing still makes a new rule, it's jut that P::RD makes the rule for you (naming it 'anonymous_subrule_1_of_production_1_of_key_or_not_null' or something similar). This is because P::RD can't backtrack within a rule (so it can't backtrack if it doesn't match the word 'primary').

You probably want to use something like this:

key_or_not_null: m/primary|/i 'KEY'
--Stevie-O
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In reply to Re: Parse::RecDescent and AUTOSTUB by Stevie-O
in thread Parse::RecDescent and AUTOSTUB by hagus

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