Admittedly, I ended up just using a separate log {} statement (obviating the need for the block statement in this particular instance, but using blocks successfully elsewhere -- very nice). I tested the earlier lexer patch and found it works (as I imagined you did), and sure I'll find more creative uses . Allowing the extra ";" when referencing blocks indeed makes it look more consistent . thanks again -eric

I've just committed these 3 patches that implement block support for block statements. I've also resolved the '{' issue and also made it possible to use several ';' characters in place of a single one.