That's not the point. The point is to impart information and let the compiler designer choose which is appropriate. The ordering is also confusing because the

That's not the point. The point is to impart information and let the compiler designer choose which is appropriate. The ordering is also confusing because the grammar parsers go from less powerful to more powerful. However, LALR is after LR. Edit: Oh, and for C++ you need a GLR, which isn't even covered in dragon.