Bison News
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-Changes in version 1.49c:
+Changes in version 1.75a, 2002-10-24:
+* Bison can no longer be built by a K&R C compiler; it requires C89 or
+ later to be built. This change originally took place a few versions
+ ago, but nobody noticed until we recently asked someone to try
+ building Bison with a K&R C compiler.
-Changes in version 1.49b, 2002-08-12:
+* %error-verbose
+ This new directive is preferred over YYERROR_VERBOSE.
+
+* %lex-param, %parse-param
+ These new directives are preferred over PARSE_PARAM and LEX_PARAM.
+ In addition, they provide a means for yyerror to remain pure, and
+ to access to the current location.
+
+Changes in version 1.75, 2002-10-14:
+
+* Bison should now work on 64-bit hosts.
+
+* Indonesian translation thanks to Tedi Heriyanto.
+
+* GLR parsers
+ Fix spurious parse errors.
+
+* Pure parsers
+ Some people redefine yyerror to steal yyparse' private variables.
+ Reenable this trick until an official feature replaces it.
+
+* Type Clashes
+ In agreement with POSIX and with other Yaccs, leaving a default
+ action is valid when $$ is untyped, and $1 typed:
+
+ untyped: ... typed;
+
+ but the converse remains an error:
+
+ typed: ... untyped;
+
+* Values of mid-rule actions
+ The following code:
+
+ foo: { ... } { $$ = $1; } ...
+
+ was incorrectly rejected: $1 is defined in the second mid-rule
+ action, and is equal to the $$ of the first mid-rule action.
+
+Changes in version 1.50, 2002-10-04:
* GLR parsing
The declaration
%dprec and %merge on grammar rules allow parse-time resolution of
ambiguities. Contributed by Paul Hilfinger.
+ Unfortunately Bison 1.50 does not work properly on 64-bit hosts
+ like the Alpha, so please stick to 32-bit hosts for now.
+
* Output Directory
When not in Yacc compatibility mode, when the output file was not
- specified, runnning `bison foo/bar.y' created `foo/bar.c'. It
+ specified, running `bison foo/bar.y' created `foo/bar.c'. It
now creates `bar.c'.
* Undefined token
The undefined token was systematically mapped to 2 which prevented
- the use of 2 from the user. This is no longer the case.
+ the use of 2 by the user. This is no longer the case.
* Unknown token numbers
- If yylex returned a code out of range, yyparse could die. This is
+ If yylex returned an out of range value, yyparse could die. This is
no longer the case.
* Error token
- According to POSIX, the error token should be numbered as 256.
+ According to POSIX, the error token must be 256.
Bison extends this requirement by making it a preference: *if* the
user specified that one of her tokens is numbered 256, then error
will be mapped onto another number.
* Verbose error messages
- They no longer report `..., expecting error or...' for state where
+ They no longer report `..., expecting error or...' for states where
error recovery is possible.
* End token
Croatian, thanks to Denis Lackovic.
* Incorrect token definitions
- When fed with `%token 'a' "A"', Bison used to output `#define 'a' 65'.
+ When given `%token 'a' "A"', Bison used to output `#define 'a' 65'.
* Token definitions as enums
Tokens are output both as the traditional #define's, and, provided
the compiler supports ANSI C or is a C++ compiler, as enums.
- This helps debuggers producing symbols instead of values.
+ This lets debuggers display names instead of integers.
* Reports
In addition to --verbose, bison supports --report=THINGS, which
This kludge also addresses some C++ problems when the stack was
extended.
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Changes in version 1.34, 2002-03-12:
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