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@@ -12,18 +12,16 @@ They should not: it is not documented.  But if they need to, let's
 find something clean (not like YYLSP_NEEDED...).
 
 
-* URGENT: Documenting C++ output
-Write a first documentation for C++ output.
-
-
 * 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
 
@@ -52,14 +50,7 @@ DeRemer and Penello: they already provide the algorithm.
 
 * 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:
 
@@ -69,6 +60,21 @@ 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...
 
+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
@@ -81,32 +87,6 @@ we should be able to have:
 
 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
@@ -197,28 +177,16 @@ Paul notes:
 	the source code.  This should get fixed.
 
 * --graph
-Show reductions.	[]
+Show reductions.
 
 * 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
-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
@@ -339,16 +307,17 @@ the parser with a means to create the (visual) parse tree.
 
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