Fix problems with translating English-language diagnostics.

[bison.git] / TODO

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@@ -12,24 +12,31 @@ They should not: it is not documented.  But if they need to, let's
 find something clean (not like YYLSP_NEEDED...).
 
 
 find something clean (not like YYLSP_NEEDED...).
 
 

-* URGENT: Documenting C++ output
-Write a first documentation for C++ output.
+* Installation

 
 

+** Disable installation of yacc.
+
+Add an option to 'configure' that allows people to install Bison
+without installing the yacc wrapper script or the rarely-used little
+yacc library required by Posix.  This is for people who prefer some
+other implementation of yacc.

 
 * Documentation
 Before releasing, make sure the documentation ("Understanding your
 parser") refers to the current `output' format.
 
 
 * Documentation
 Before releasing, make sure the documentation ("Understanding your
 parser") refers to the current `output' format.
 

+* lalr1.cc
+** vector
+Move to using vector, drop stack.hh.

 
 

-* GLR & C++
-Currently, the GLR parser cannot compile with a C++ compiler.
-
+** I18n
+Catch up with yacc.c.

 
 * Report
 
 **  GLR
 How would Paul like to display the conflicted actions?  In particular,
 
 * Report
 
 **  GLR
 How would Paul like to display the conflicted actions?  In particular,

-what when two reductions are possible on a given lookahead, but one is
+what when two reductions are possible on a given lookahead token, but one is

 part of $default.  Should we make the two reductions explicit, or just
 keep $default?  See the following point.
 
 part of $default.  Should we make the two reductions explicit, or just
 keep $default?  See the following point.
 


@@ -52,14 +59,7 @@ DeRemer and Penello: they already provide the algorithm.
 
 * Extensions
 
 
 * Extensions
 

-** %destructor
-I think we should document it as experimental, and allow its use in
-the next releases.  But we also need to port it to GLR.  What about
-lalr1.cc?  Well, read what Hans reported, maybe we don't want
-%detructor.  On the other hand, there is no reason not to provide it:
-users can avoid its use.
-
-** $foo
+** Labeling the symbols

 Have a look at the Lemon parser generator: instead of $1, $2 etc. they
 can name the values.  This is much more pleasant.  For instance:
 
 Have a look at the Lemon parser generator: instead of $1, $2 etc. they
 can name the values.  This is much more pleasant.  For instance:
 


@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ I love this.  I have been bitten too often by the removal of the
 symbol, and forgetting to shift all the $n to $n-1.  If you are
 unlucky, it compiles...
 
 symbol, and forgetting to shift all the $n to $n-1.  If you are
 unlucky, it compiles...
 

+But instead of using $a etc., we can use regular variables.  And
+instead of using (), I propose to use `:' (again).  Paul suggests
+supporting `->' in addition to `:' to separate LHS and RHS. In other
+words:
+
+       r:exp -> a:exp '+' b:exp { r = a + b; };
+
+That requires an significant improvement of the grammar parser.  Using
+GLR would be nice.  It also requires that Bison know the type of the
+symbols (which will be useful for %include anyway).  So we have some
+time before...
+
+Note that there remains the problem of locations: `@r'?
+
+

 ** $-1
 We should find a means to provide an access to values deep in the
 stack.  For instance, instead of
 ** $-1
 We should find a means to provide an access to values deep in the
 stack.  For instance, instead of


@@ -81,33 +96,6 @@ we should be able to have:
 
 Or something like this.
 
 
 Or something like this.
 

-
-** yysymprint interface
-It should be improved, in particular when using Bison features such as
-locations, and YYPARSE_PARAMS.  For the time being, it is almost
-recommended to yyprint to steal internal variables...
-
-** Several %unions
-I think this is a pleasant (but useless currently) feature, but in the
-future, I want a means to %include other bits of grammars, and _then_
-it will be important for the various bits to define their needs in
-%union.
-
-When implementing multiple-%union support, bare the following in mind:
-
-- when --yacc, this must be flagged as an error.  Don't make it fatal
-  though.
-
-- The #line must now appear *inside* the definition of yystype.
-  Something like
-
-       {
-       #line 12 "foo.y"
-         int ival;
-       #line 23 "foo.y"
-         char *sval;
-       }
-

 ** %if and the like
 It should be possible to have %if/%else/%endif.  The implementation is
 not clear: should it be lexical or syntactic.  Vadim Maslow thinks it
 ** %if and the like
 It should be possible to have %if/%else/%endif.  The implementation is
 not clear: should it be lexical or syntactic.  Vadim Maslow thinks it


@@ -118,6 +106,20 @@ to avoid falling into another CPP mistake.
 ** -D, --define-muscle NAME=VALUE
 To define muscles via cli.  Or maybe support directly NAME=VALUE?
 
 ** -D, --define-muscle NAME=VALUE
 To define muscles via cli.  Or maybe support directly NAME=VALUE?
 

+** XML Output
+There are couple of available extensions of Bison targeting some XML
+output.  Some day we should consider including them.  One issue is
+that they seem to be quite orthogonal to the parsing technique, and
+seem to depend mostly on the possibility to have some code triggered
+for each reduction.  As a matter of fact, such hooks could also be
+used to generate the yydebug traces.  Some generic scheme probably
+exists in there.
+
+XML output for GNU Bison and gcc
+   http://www.cs.may.ie/~jpower/Research/bisonXML/
+
+XML output for GNU Bison
+   http://yaxx.sourceforge.net/

 
 * Unit rules
 Maybe we could expand unit rules, i.e., transform
 
 * Unit rules
 Maybe we could expand unit rules, i.e., transform


@@ -179,31 +181,21 @@ Paul notes:
        PDP-10 ports :-) but they should probably be documented
        somewhere.
 
        PDP-10 ports :-) but they should probably be documented
        somewhere.
 

-
+       More importantly, Bison does not currently allow NUL bytes in
+       tokens, either via escapes (e.g., "x\0y") or via a NUL byte in
+       the source code.  This should get fixed.

 
 * --graph
 
 * --graph

-Show reductions.       []
+Show reductions.

 
 * Broken options ?
 
 * Broken options ?

-** %no-parser          []
-** %token-table                []
-** Skeleton strategy.  []
-Must we keep %no-parser?
-            %token-table?
+** %no-parser
+** %token-table
+** Skeleton strategy
+Must we keep %no-parser?  %token-table?

 
 * src/print_graph.c
 
 * src/print_graph.c

-Find the best graph parameters.        []
-
-* doc/bison.texinfo
-** Update
-informations about ERROR_VERBOSE.      []
-** Add explanations about
-skeleton muscles.      []
-%skeleton.             []
-
-* testsuite
-** tests/pure-parser.at        []
-New tests.
+Find the best graph parameters.

 
 * BTYacc
 See if we can integrate backtracking in Bison.  Charles-Henri de
 
 * BTYacc
 See if we can integrate backtracking in Bison.  Charles-Henri de


@@ -324,21 +316,22 @@ the parser with a means to create the (visual) parse tree.
 
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