* Use: Parses an elliptic curve description, which has the form
*
* * a field description
- * * an optional `/'
+ * * an optional `;'
* * `prime', `primeproj', `bin', or `binproj'
* * an optional `:'
* * the %$a$% parameter
* information in @ei@. This has the form
*
* * elliptic curve description
- * * optional `/'
+ * * optional `;'
* * common point
* * optional `:'
* * group order