java: use api.location.type and api.position.type

[bison.git] / NEWS

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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
 
   The parse function now catches exceptions, uses the %destructors to
   release memory (the lookahead symbol and the symbols pushed on the stack)
-  before rethrowing the exception.
+  before re-throwing the exception.
 
   This feature is somewhat experimental.  User feedback would be
   appreciated.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
   "function declared 'noreturn' should not return") have also been
   addressed.
 
-** New %define variable: api.location.type (glr.cc, lalr1.cc)
+** New %define variable: api.location.type (glr.cc, lalr1.cc, lalr1.java)
 
   The %define variable api.location.type defines the name of the type to use
   for locations.  When defined, Bison no longer generates the position.hh
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
   then responsible to define her type.
 
   This can be used in programs with several parsers to factor their location
-  and position files: let one of them generate them, and let the others
-  simply resue these types and files.
+  and position files: let one of them generate them, and the others just use
+  them.
 
   This feature was actually introduced, but not documented, in Bison 2.5,
   under the name "location_type" (which is maintained for backward
   compatibility).
 
+  For consistency, lalr1.java's %define variables location_type and
+  position_type are deprecated in favor of api.location.type and
+  api.position.type.
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.6.2 (2012-08-03) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
@@ -1937,7 +1941,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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- LocalWords:  lang yyoutput dvi html ps POSIX lvalp llocp calc yyo fval
+ LocalWords:  lang yyoutput dvi html ps POSIX lvalp llocp calc yyo fval Wmaybe
+ LocalWords:  yyvsp pragmas noreturn java's
 
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