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Move explanation that references lexical grammar to the grammar
Reword so that the references to things above/below are up to date and a bit more specific.
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@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ lit_suffix : ident;
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literal : [ string_lit | char_lit | byte_string_lit | byte_lit | num_lit | bool_lit ] lit_suffix ?;
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```
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The optional `lit_suffix` production is only used for certain numeric literals,
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but is reserved for future extension. That is, the above gives the lexical
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grammar, but a Rust parser will reject everything but the 12 special cases
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mentioned in [Number literals](reference.html#number-literals) in the
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reference.
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#### Character and string literals
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```antlr
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@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ of tokens, that immediately and directly denotes the value it evaluates to,
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rather than referring to it by name or some other evaluation rule. A literal is
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a form of constant expression, so is evaluated (primarily) at compile time.
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The optional suffix is only used for certain numeric literals, but is
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reserved for future extension, that is, the above gives the lexical
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grammar, but a Rust parser will reject everything but the 12 special
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cases mentioned in [Number literals](#number-literals) below.
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#### Examples
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##### Characters and strings
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