* data/bison.simple (YYSTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL, YYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL):

[bison.git] / TODO

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@@ -60,6 +60,31 @@ When implementing multiple-%union support, bare the following in mind:
          char *sval;
        }
 
+* Language independent actions
+
+Currently bison, the generator, transforms $1, $$ and so forth into
+direct C code, manipulating the stacks.  This is problematic, because
+(i) it means that if we want more languages, we need to update the
+generator, and (ii), it forces names everywhere (e.g., the C++
+skeleton would be happy to use other naming schemes, and actually,
+even other accessing schemes).
+
+Therefore we want
+
+1. the generator to replace $1, etc. by M4 macro invocations
+   (b4_dollar(1), b4_at(3), b4_dollar_dollar) etc.
+
+2. the skeletons to define these macros.
+
+But currently the actions are double-quoted, to protect them from M4
+evaluation.  So we need to:
+
+3. stop quoting them
+
+4. change the [ and ] in the actions into @<:@ and @:>@
+
+5. extend the postprocessor to maps these back onto [ and ].
+
 * Coding system independence
 Paul notes:
 
@@ -93,16 +118,6 @@ Paul suggests:
    #define BAR 257
    ...
 
-> I'm in favor of
->
-> %token FOO 256
-> %token BAR 257
->
-> and Bison moves error into 258.
-
-Yes, I think that's a valid extension too, if the user doesn't define
-the token number for error.
-
 * Output directory
 Akim: