] [
.B \-d
] [
-.B \-\-defines
+.BI \-\-defines= defines-file
+] [
+.B \-g
+] [
+.BI \-\-graph= graph-file
] [
.B \-k
] [
.IR yacc ,
the generated files do not have fixed names, but instead use the prefix
of the input file.
-Moreover, if you need to put
-.IR C++
+Moreover, if you need to put
+.I C++
code in the input file, you can end his name by a C++-like extension
-(.ypp or .y++), then bison will follow your extension to name the
+(.ypp or .y++), then bison will follow your extension to name the
output file (.cpp or .c++).
For instance, a grammar description file named
.B parse.yxx
.BR parse.tab.cxx ,
instead of
.IR yacc 's
-.BR y.tab.c
-or old
-.IR Bison
-versions
+.B y.tab.c
+or old
+.I Bison
+version's
.BR parse.tab.c .
.PP
This description of the options that can be given to
.I bison
output file names. The names are
chosen as if the input file were named
-\fIfile-prefix\fB.c\fR.
+\fIfile-prefix\fP\fB.c\fP.
.TP
.B \-d
.br
.ns
-.TP
-.B \-\-defines
Write an extra output file containing macro definitions for the token
type names defined in the grammar and the semantic value type
.BR YYSTYPE ,
variable declarations.
.sp
If the parser output file is named
-\fIname\fB.c\fR
+.IB name .c
then this file
is named
-\fIname\fB.h\fR.
+\fIname\fP\fB.h\fP.
.sp
This output file is essential if you wish to put the definition of
.B yylex
needs to be able to refer to token type codes and the variable
.BR yylval .
.TP
+.BI \-\-defines= defines-file
+The behavior of
+.B \-\-defines
+is the same than
+.B \-d
+option.
+The only difference is that it has an optional argument which is
+the name of the output filename.
+.TP
+.BI \-g
+.br
+.ns
+Output a VCG definition of the LALR(1) grammar automaton computed by
+Bison. If the grammar file is
+.BR foo.y
+, the VCG output file will be
+.BR foo.vcg .
+.TP
+.BI \-\-graph= graph-file
+The behavior of
+.BI \-\-graph
+is the same than
+.BI \-g
+option. The only difference is that it has an optional argument which
+is the name of the output graph filename.
+.TP
.B \-k
.br
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-token-table
-This switch causes the \fIname\fB.tab.c\fR output to include a list of
-token names in order by their token numbers; this is defined in the array
+This switch causes the
+.IB name .tab.c
+output to include a list of
+token names in order by their token numbers; this is defined in the array
.IR yytname .
Also generated
are #defines for
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-no-parser
-Do not generate the parser code into the output; generate only
-declarations. The generated \fIname\fB.tab.c\fR file will have only
-constant declarations. In addition, a \fIname\fB.act\fR file is
+Do not generate the parser code into the output; generate only
+declarations. The generated
+.IB name .tab.c
+file will have only
+constant declarations. In addition, a
+.IB name .act
+file is
generated containing a switch statement body containing all the
translated actions.
.TP
.ns
.TP
.B \-\-debug
-Output a definition of the macro
+In the parser file, define the macro
.B YYDEBUG
-into the parser file,
+to 1 if it is not already defined,
so that the debugging facilities are compiled.
.TP
.B \-v
.sp
.RE
.SH FILES
-/usr/local/lib/bison.simple simple parser
+/usr/local/share/bison/bison.simple simple parser
.br
-/usr/local/lib/bison.hairy complicated parser
+/usr/local/share/bison/bison.hairy complicated parser
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
.TP
.SM BISON_SIMPLE