X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/0fb669f9d648dfdd7a39478a6b658511455ae966..47aee066ccabdb3aeb96735532167c551f8e7194:/README diff --git a/README b/README index de38e6ed..a053f4b8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3,34 +3,25 @@ This directory contains the Bison parser generator. See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions. See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions. -Bison requires GNU m4 1.4 or later. Vanilla GNU m4 1.4 has some -serious bugs, so we recommend using m4 1.4 as patched by the standard -GNU/Linux distributions. If you're building GNU m4 1.4 from scratch -we suggest using this version: +Bison requires GNU m4 1.4.3 or later. See: -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.2.tar.gz +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.3.tar.gz -Older versions of Sun Forte Developer 6 update 2 have a compiler bug -that cause "make check" to fail with a "Encounter BINCL entry" -diagnostic. To fix the bug, update to the latest set of Solaris and -Forte patches recommended by Sun. +Bison can work with pre-1.4.3 distributions of GNU m4 if they are +sufficiently patched, but if you encounter a bug with an older +distribution and report a bug we will probably suggest that you +upgrade to 1.4.3 as the first step in trying to fix it. -VMS and MS-DOS builds are probably broken right now. If you are able -to build Bison on either platform and you need to make changes to do -so, please submit those changes as a bug report. On VMS, you will -probably have to create Makefile from Makefile.in by hand. Remember -to do `SET COMMAND BISON' to install the data in `BISON.CLD'. +Please send bug reports to . Please include the +version number from `bison --version', and a complete, self-contained +test case in each bug report. -Send bug reports to . Please include the version -number from `bison --version', and a complete, self-contained test -case in each bug report. - -If you have questions about using Bison which the documentation does -not answer, send mail to . +If you have questions about using Bison and the documentation does +not answer them, please send mail to . ----- -Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of Bison, the GNU Compiler Compiler.