skeletons: simplify after knr removal

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@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
 
 *** Obsolete features
 
 
 *** Obsolete features
 

-  Support for YYFAIL is removed, as announced since Bison 2.4.2.
+  Support for YYFAIL is removed (deprecated in Bison 2.4.2).

   Support for yystype and yyltype (instead of YYSTYPE and YYLTYPE)
   Support for yystype and yyltype (instead of YYSTYPE and YYLTYPE)

-  is removed, as announced in Bison 1.875.
+  is removed (deprecated in Bison 1.875).
+  Support for YYPARSE_PARAM is removed (deprecated in Bison 1.875).

 
 ** Warnings
 
 
 ** Warnings
 

-*** Warning categories are now displayed in warnings
+*** Warning categories are now displayed

 
   For instance:
 
 
   For instance:
 


@@ -82,7 +83,19 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
   Also, it is possible to add code to the parser's constructors using
   "%code init" and "%define init_throws".
 
   Also, it is possible to add code to the parser's constructors using
   "%code init" and "%define init_throws".
 

-** C++ skeleton improvements
+** C++ skeletons improvements
+
+*** parser header (%defines) is no longer mandatory (lalr1.cc)
+
+  In which case, if needed, the support classes are defined in the generated
+  parser, instead of additional files (location.hh, position.hh and
+  stack.hh).
+
+*** locations are no longer mandatory (lalr1.cc, glr.cc)
+
+  Both lalr1.cc and glr.cc no longer require %location.
+
+*** syntax_error exception (lalr1.cc)

 
   The C++ parser features a syntax_error exception, which can be
   thrown from the scanner or from user rules to raise syntax errors.
 
   The C++ parser features a syntax_error exception, which can be
   thrown from the scanner or from user rules to raise syntax errors.


@@ -129,6 +142,9 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
 
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
 

+
+* Noteworthy changes in release 2.6.1 (2012-07-30) [stable]
+

  Bison no longer executes user-specified M4 code when processing a grammar.
 
 ** Future Changes
  Bison no longer executes user-specified M4 code when processing a grammar.
 
 ** Future Changes