X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/2ac61ce673e7114969bc98c5ba926e68f3427d6c..4517da37570b39a3d4b3f523dd373abe7c622bb0:/README?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README b/README index ea5f743d..a053f4b8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,15 +1,41 @@ This directory contains the Bison parser generator. -See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions. +See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions. +See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions. -It was once true that, when installing Bison on Sequent (or Pyramid?) -systems, you had to be in the Berkeley universe. This may no longer -be true; we have no way to tell. +Bison requires GNU m4 1.4.3 or later. See: -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'. +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.3.tar.gz -Send bug reports to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu. Please include the +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. + +Please 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 and the documentation does +not answer them, please send mail to . + +----- + +Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of Bison, the GNU Compiler Compiler. + +Bison is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) +any later version. + +Bison is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to +the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, +Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.