X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/72d2299ca0e7de962f67e64578e35af451b388f3..dd8d90221a4de0fd060a0360087a96046c13a6c9:/doc/bison.texinfo diff --git a/doc/bison.texinfo b/doc/bison.texinfo index 5206a925..9d7dcd86 100644 --- a/doc/bison.texinfo +++ b/doc/bison.texinfo @@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ @c @clear shorttitlepage-enabled @c @set shorttitlepage-enabled +@c Set following if you want to document %default-prec and %no-default-prec. +@c This feature is experimental and may change in future Bison versions. +@c @set defaultprec + @c ISPELL CHECK: done, 14 Jan 1993 --bob @c Check COPYRIGHT dates. should be updated in the titlepage, ifinfo @@ -36,30 +40,31 @@ @copying -This manual is for GNU Bison (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}), -the GNU parser generator. +This manual is for @acronym{GNU} Bison (version @value{VERSION}, +@value{UPDATED}), the @acronym{GNU} parser generator. 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GNU parser generator (yacc replacement). +* bison: (bison). @acronym{GNU} parser generator (Yacc replacement). @end direntry @ifset shorttitlepage-enabled @@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.'' @end ifset @titlepage @title Bison -@subtitle The YACC-compatible Parser Generator +@subtitle The Yacc-compatible Parser Generator @subtitle @value{UPDATED}, Bison Version @value{VERSION} @author by Charles Donnelly and Richard Stallman @@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ Published by the Free Software Foundation @* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330 @* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA @* Printed copies are available from the Free Software Foundation.@* -ISBN 1-882114-44-2 +@acronym{ISBN} 1-882114-44-2 @sp 2 Cover art by Etienne Suvasa. @end titlepage @@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ Cover art by Etienne Suvasa. @menu * Introduction:: * Conditions:: -* Copying:: The GNU General Public License says +* Copying:: The @acronym{GNU} General Public License says how you can copy and share Bison Tutorial sections: @@ -118,7 +123,8 @@ Reference sections: * Copying This Manual:: License for copying this manual. * Index:: Cross-references to the text. -@detailmenu --- The Detailed Node Listing --- +@detailmenu + --- The Detailed Node Listing --- The Concepts of Bison @@ -129,11 +135,19 @@ The Concepts of Bison a semantic value (the value of an integer, the name of an identifier, etc.). * Semantic Actions:: Each rule can have an action containing C code. +* GLR Parsers:: Writing parsers for general context-free languages. +* Locations Overview:: Tracking Locations. * Bison Parser:: What are Bison's input and output, how is the output used? * Stages:: Stages in writing and running Bison grammars. * Grammar Layout:: Overall structure of a Bison grammar file. +Writing @acronym{GLR} Parsers + +* Simple GLR Parsers:: Using @acronym{GLR} parsers on unambiguous grammars +* Merging GLR Parses:: Using @acronym{GLR} parsers to resolve ambiguities +* Compiler Requirements:: @acronym{GLR} parsers require a modern C compiler + Examples * RPN Calc:: Reverse polish notation calculator; @@ -142,8 +156,8 @@ Examples Operator precedence is introduced. * Simple Error Recovery:: Continuing after syntax errors. * Location Tracking Calc:: Demonstrating the use of @@@var{n} and @@$. -* Multi-function Calc:: Calculator with memory and trig functions. - It uses multiple data-types for semantic values. +* Multi-function Calc:: Calculator with memory and trig functions. + It uses multiple data-types for semantic values. * Exercises:: Ideas for improving the multi-function calculator. Reverse Polish Notation Calculator @@ -181,15 +195,16 @@ Bison Grammar Files * Rules:: How to write grammar rules. * Recursion:: Writing recursive rules. * Semantics:: Semantic values and actions. +* Locations:: Locations and actions. * Declarations:: All kinds of Bison declarations are described here. * Multiple Parsers:: Putting more than one Bison parser in one program. Outline of a Bison Grammar -* Prologue:: Syntax and usage of the prologue (declarations section). +* Prologue:: Syntax and usage of the prologue. * Bison Declarations:: Syntax and usage of the Bison declarations section. * Grammar Rules:: Syntax and usage of the grammar rules section. -* Epilogue:: Syntax and usage of the epilogue (additional code section). +* Epilogue:: Syntax and usage of the epilogue. Defining Language Semantics @@ -201,13 +216,21 @@ Defining Language Semantics This says when, why and how to use the exceptional action in the middle of a rule. +Tracking Locations + +* Location Type:: Specifying a data type for locations. +* Actions and Locations:: Using locations in actions. +* Location Default Action:: Defining a general way to compute locations. + Bison Declarations * Token Decl:: Declaring terminal symbols. * Precedence Decl:: Declaring terminals with precedence and associativity. * Union Decl:: Declaring the set of all semantic value types. * Type Decl:: Declaring the choice of type for a nonterminal symbol. -* Expect Decl:: Suppressing warnings about shift/reduce conflicts. +* Initial Action Decl:: Code run before parsing starts. +* Destructor Decl:: Declaring how symbols are freed. +* Expect Decl:: Suppressing warnings about parsing conflicts. * Start Decl:: Specifying the start symbol. * Pure Decl:: Requesting a reentrant parser. * Decl Summary:: Table of all Bison declarations. @@ -225,9 +248,9 @@ The Lexical Analyzer Function @code{yylex} * Calling Convention:: How @code{yyparse} calls @code{yylex}. * Token Values:: How @code{yylex} must return the semantic value of the token it has read. -* Token Positions:: How @code{yylex} must return the text position +* Token Locations:: How @code{yylex} must return the text location (line number, etc.) of the token, if the - actions want that. + actions want that. * Pure Calling:: How the calling convention differs in a pure parser (@pxref{Pure Decl, ,A Pure (Reentrant) Parser}). @@ -257,7 +280,7 @@ Handling Context Dependencies * Tie-in Recovery:: Lexical tie-ins have implications for how error recovery rules must be written. -Understanding or Debugging Your Parser +Debugging Your Parser * Understanding:: Understanding the structure of your parser. * Tracing:: Tracing the execution of your parser. @@ -265,13 +288,17 @@ Understanding or Debugging Your Parser Invoking Bison * Bison Options:: All the options described in detail, - in alphabetical order by short options. + in alphabetical order by short options. * Option Cross Key:: Alphabetical list of long options. -* VMS Invocation:: Bison command syntax on VMS. +* Yacc Library:: Yacc-compatible @code{yylex} and @code{main}. Frequently Asked Questions * Parser Stack Overflow:: Breaking the Stack Limits +* How Can I Reset the Parser:: @code{yyparse} Keeps some State +* Strings are Destroyed:: @code{yylval} Loses Track of Strings +* C++ Parsers:: Compiling Parsers with C++ Compilers +* Implementing Gotos/Loops:: Control Flow in the Calculator Copying This Manual @@ -285,7 +312,7 @@ Copying This Manual @cindex introduction @dfn{Bison} is a general-purpose parser generator that converts a -grammar description for an LALR(1) context-free grammar into a C +grammar description for an @acronym{LALR}(1) context-free grammar into a C program to parse that grammar. Once you are proficient with Bison, you may use it to develop a wide range of language parsers, from those used in simple desk calculators to complex programming languages. @@ -311,10 +338,11 @@ This edition corresponds to version @value{VERSION} of Bison. As of Bison version 1.24, we have changed the distribution terms for @code{yyparse} to permit using Bison's output in nonfree programs when -Bison is generating C code for LALR(1) parsers. Formerly, these +Bison is generating C code for @acronym{LALR}(1) parsers. Formerly, these parsers could be used only in programs that were free software. -The other GNU programming tools, such as the GNU C compiler, have never +The other @acronym{GNU} programming tools, such as the @acronym{GNU} C +compiler, have never had such a requirement. They could always be used for nonfree software. The reason Bison was different was not due to a special policy decision; it resulted from applying the usual General Public @@ -324,7 +352,8 @@ The output of the Bison utility---the Bison parser file---contains a verbatim copy of a sizable piece of Bison, which is the code for the @code{yyparse} function. (The actions from your grammar are inserted into this function at one point, but the rest of the function is not -changed.) When we applied the GPL terms to the code for @code{yyparse}, +changed.) When we applied the @acronym{GPL} terms to the code for +@code{yyparse}, the effect was to restrict the use of Bison output to free software. We didn't change the terms because of sympathy for people who want to @@ -332,10 +361,11 @@ make software proprietary. @strong{Software should be free.} But we concluded that limiting Bison's use to free software was doing little to encourage people to make other software free. So we decided to make the practical conditions for using Bison match the practical conditions for -using the other GNU tools. +using the other @acronym{GNU} tools. -This exception applies only when Bison is generating C code for a -LALR(1) parser; otherwise, the GPL terms operate as usual. You can +This exception applies only when Bison is generating C code for an +@acronym{LALR}(1) parser; otherwise, the @acronym{GPL} terms operate +as usual. You can tell whether the exception applies to your @samp{.c} output file by inspecting it to see whether it says ``As a special exception, when this file is copied by Bison into a Bison output file, you may use @@ -358,7 +388,7 @@ use Bison or Yacc, we suggest you start by reading this chapter carefully. a semantic value (the value of an integer, the name of an identifier, etc.). * Semantic Actions:: Each rule can have an action containing C code. -* GLR Parsers:: Writing parsers for general context-free languages +* GLR Parsers:: Writing parsers for general context-free languages. * Locations Overview:: Tracking Locations. * Bison Parser:: What are Bison's input and output, how is the output used? @@ -381,65 +411,68 @@ can be made of a minus sign and another expression''. Another would be, recursive, but there must be at least one rule which leads out of the recursion. -@cindex BNF +@cindex @acronym{BNF} @cindex Backus-Naur form The most common formal system for presenting such rules for humans to read -is @dfn{Backus-Naur Form} or ``BNF'', which was developed in order to -specify the language Algol 60. Any grammar expressed in BNF is a -context-free grammar. The input to Bison is essentially machine-readable -BNF. +is @dfn{Backus-Naur Form} or ``@acronym{BNF}'', which was developed in +order to specify the language Algol 60. Any grammar expressed in +@acronym{BNF} is a context-free grammar. The input to Bison is +essentially machine-readable @acronym{BNF}. -@cindex LALR(1) grammars -@cindex LR(1) grammars +@cindex @acronym{LALR}(1) grammars +@cindex @acronym{LR}(1) grammars There are various important subclasses of context-free grammar. Although it can handle almost all context-free grammars, Bison is optimized for what -are called LALR(1) grammars. +are called @acronym{LALR}(1) grammars. In brief, in these grammars, it must be possible to tell how to parse any portion of an input string with just a single token of look-ahead. Strictly speaking, that is a description of an -LR(1) grammar, and LALR(1) involves additional restrictions that are +@acronym{LR}(1) grammar, and @acronym{LALR}(1) involves additional +restrictions that are hard to explain simply; but it is rare in actual practice to find an -LR(1) grammar that fails to be LALR(1). @xref{Mystery Conflicts, , -Mysterious Reduce/Reduce Conflicts}, for more information on this. +@acronym{LR}(1) grammar that fails to be @acronym{LALR}(1). +@xref{Mystery Conflicts, ,Mysterious Reduce/Reduce Conflicts}, for +more information on this. -@cindex GLR parsing -@cindex generalized LR (GLR) parsing +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsing +@cindex generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parsing @cindex ambiguous grammars @cindex non-deterministic parsing -Parsers for LALR(1) grammars are @dfn{deterministic}, meaning roughly that -the next grammar rule to apply at any point in the input is uniquely -determined by the preceding input and a fixed, finite portion (called -a @dfn{look-ahead}) of the remaining input. -A context-free grammar can be @dfn{ambiguous}, meaning that -there are multiple ways to apply the grammar rules to get the some inputs. -Even unambiguous grammars can be @dfn{non-deterministic}, meaning that no -fixed look-ahead always suffices to determine the next grammar rule to apply. -With the proper declarations, Bison is also able to parse these more general -context-free grammars, using a technique known as GLR parsing (for -Generalized LR). Bison's GLR parsers are able to handle any context-free -grammar for which the number of possible parses of any given string -is finite. + +Parsers for @acronym{LALR}(1) grammars are @dfn{deterministic}, meaning +roughly that the next grammar rule to apply at any point in the input is +uniquely determined by the preceding input and a fixed, finite portion +(called a @dfn{look-ahead}) of the remaining input. A context-free +grammar can be @dfn{ambiguous}, meaning that there are multiple ways to +apply the grammar rules to get the some inputs. Even unambiguous +grammars can be @dfn{non-deterministic}, meaning that no fixed +look-ahead always suffices to determine the next grammar rule to apply. +With the proper declarations, Bison is also able to parse these more +general context-free grammars, using a technique known as @acronym{GLR} +parsing (for Generalized @acronym{LR}). Bison's @acronym{GLR} parsers +are able to handle any context-free grammar for which the number of +possible parses of any given string is finite. @cindex symbols (abstract) @cindex token @cindex syntactic grouping @cindex grouping, syntactic -In the formal grammatical rules for a language, each kind of syntactic unit -or grouping is named by a @dfn{symbol}. Those which are built by grouping -smaller constructs according to grammatical rules are called +In the formal grammatical rules for a language, each kind of syntactic +unit or grouping is named by a @dfn{symbol}. Those which are built by +grouping smaller constructs according to grammatical rules are called @dfn{nonterminal symbols}; those which can't be subdivided are called @dfn{terminal symbols} or @dfn{token types}. We call a piece of input corresponding to a single terminal symbol a @dfn{token}, and a piece corresponding to a single nonterminal symbol a @dfn{grouping}. We can use the C language as an example of what symbols, terminal and -nonterminal, mean. The tokens of C are identifiers, constants (numeric and -string), and the various keywords, arithmetic operators and punctuation -marks. So the terminal symbols of a grammar for C include `identifier', -`number', `string', plus one symbol for each keyword, operator or -punctuation mark: `if', `return', `const', `static', `int', `char', -`plus-sign', `open-brace', `close-brace', `comma' and many more. (These -tokens can be subdivided into characters, but that is a matter of +nonterminal, mean. The tokens of C are identifiers, constants (numeric +and string), and the various keywords, arithmetic operators and +punctuation marks. So the terminal symbols of a grammar for C include +`identifier', `number', `string', plus one symbol for each keyword, +operator or punctuation mark: `if', `return', `const', `static', `int', +`char', `plus-sign', `open-brace', `close-brace', `comma' and many more. +(These tokens can be subdivided into characters, but that is a matter of lexicography, not grammar.) Here is a simple C function subdivided into tokens: @@ -518,7 +551,7 @@ for Bison, you must write a file expressing the grammar in Bison syntax: a @dfn{Bison grammar} file. @xref{Grammar File, ,Bison Grammar Files}. A nonterminal symbol in the formal grammar is represented in Bison input -as an identifier, like an identifier in C. By convention, it should be +as an identifier, like an identifier in C@. By convention, it should be in lower case, such as @code{expr}, @code{stmt} or @code{declaration}. The Bison representation for a terminal symbol is also called a @dfn{token @@ -567,7 +600,8 @@ grammatical. But the precise value is very important for what the input means once it is parsed. A compiler is useless if it fails to distinguish between 4, 1 and 3989 as constants in the program! Therefore, each token in a Bison grammar -has both a token type and a @dfn{semantic value}. @xref{Semantics, ,Defining Language Semantics}, +has both a token type and a @dfn{semantic value}. @xref{Semantics, +,Defining Language Semantics}, for details. The token type is a terminal symbol defined in the grammar, such as @@ -626,33 +660,36 @@ The action says how to produce the semantic value of the sum expression from the values of the two subexpressions. @node GLR Parsers -@section Writing GLR Parsers -@cindex GLR parsing -@cindex generalized LR (GLR) parsing +@section Writing @acronym{GLR} Parsers +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsing +@cindex generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parsing @findex %glr-parser @cindex conflicts @cindex shift/reduce conflicts - -In some grammars, there will be cases where Bison's standard LALR(1) -parsing algorithm cannot decide whether to apply a certain grammar rule -at a given point. That is, it may not be able to decide (on the basis -of the input read so far) which of two possible reductions (applications -of a grammar rule) applies, or whether to apply a reduction or read more -of the input and apply a reduction later in the input. These are known -respectively as @dfn{reduce/reduce} conflicts (@pxref{Reduce/Reduce}), -and @dfn{shift/reduce} conflicts (@pxref{Shift/Reduce}). - -To use a grammar that is not easily modified to be LALR(1), a more -general parsing algorithm is sometimes necessary. If you include +@cindex reduce/reduce conflicts + +In some grammars, Bison's standard +@acronym{LALR}(1) parsing algorithm cannot decide whether to apply a +certain grammar rule at a given point. That is, it may not be able to +decide (on the basis of the input read so far) which of two possible +reductions (applications of a grammar rule) applies, or whether to apply +a reduction or read more of the input and apply a reduction later in the +input. These are known respectively as @dfn{reduce/reduce} conflicts +(@pxref{Reduce/Reduce}), and @dfn{shift/reduce} conflicts +(@pxref{Shift/Reduce}). + +To use a grammar that is not easily modified to be @acronym{LALR}(1), a +more general parsing algorithm is sometimes necessary. If you include @code{%glr-parser} among the Bison declarations in your file -(@pxref{Grammar Outline}), the result will be a Generalized LR (GLR) -parser. These parsers handle Bison grammars that contain no unresolved -conflicts (i.e., after applying precedence declarations) identically to -LALR(1) parsers. However, when faced with unresolved shift/reduce and -reduce/reduce conflicts, GLR parsers use the simple expedient of doing -both, effectively cloning the parser to follow both possibilities. Each -of the resulting parsers can again split, so that at any given time, -there can be any number of possible parses being explored. The parsers +(@pxref{Grammar Outline}), the result is a Generalized @acronym{LR} +(@acronym{GLR}) parser. These parsers handle Bison grammars that +contain no unresolved conflicts (i.e., after applying precedence +declarations) identically to @acronym{LALR}(1) parsers. However, when +faced with unresolved shift/reduce and reduce/reduce conflicts, +@acronym{GLR} parsers use the simple expedient of doing both, +effectively cloning the parser to follow both possibilities. Each of +the resulting parsers can again split, so that at any given time, there +can be any number of possible parses being explored. The parsers proceed in lockstep; that is, all of them consume (shift) a given input symbol before any of them proceed to the next. Each of the cloned parsers eventually meets one of two possible fates: either it runs into @@ -671,11 +708,225 @@ involved, or by performing both actions, and then calling a designated user-defined function on the resulting values to produce an arbitrary merged result. -Let's consider an example, vastly simplified from C++. +@menu +* Simple GLR Parsers:: Using @acronym{GLR} parsers on unambiguous grammars +* Merging GLR Parses:: Using @acronym{GLR} parsers to resolve ambiguities +* Compiler Requirements:: @acronym{GLR} parsers require a modern C compiler +@end menu + +@node Simple GLR Parsers +@subsection Using @acronym{GLR} on Unambiguous Grammars +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsing, unambiguous grammars +@cindex generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parsing, unambiguous grammars +@findex %glr-parser +@findex %expect-rr +@cindex conflicts +@cindex reduce/reduce conflicts +@cindex shift/reduce conflicts + +In the simplest cases, you can use the @acronym{GLR} algorithm +to parse grammars that are unambiguous, but fail to be @acronym{LALR}(1). +Such grammars typically require more than one symbol of look-ahead, +or (in rare cases) fall into the category of grammars in which the +@acronym{LALR}(1) algorithm throws away too much information (they are in +@acronym{LR}(1), but not @acronym{LALR}(1), @ref{Mystery Conflicts}). + +Consider a problem that +arises in the declaration of enumerated and subrange types in the +programming language Pascal. Here are some examples: + +@example +type subrange = lo .. hi; +type enum = (a, b, c); +@end example + +@noindent +The original language standard allows only numeric +literals and constant identifiers for the subrange bounds (@samp{lo} +and @samp{hi}), but Extended Pascal (@acronym{ISO}/@acronym{IEC} +10206) and many other +Pascal implementations allow arbitrary expressions there. This gives +rise to the following situation, containing a superfluous pair of +parentheses: + +@example +type subrange = (a) .. b; +@end example + +@noindent +Compare this to the following declaration of an enumerated +type with only one value: + +@example +type enum = (a); +@end example + +@noindent +(These declarations are contrived, but they are syntactically +valid, and more-complicated cases can come up in practical programs.) + +These two declarations look identical until the @samp{..} token. +With normal @acronym{LALR}(1) one-token look-ahead it is not +possible to decide between the two forms when the identifier +@samp{a} is parsed. It is, however, desirable +for a parser to decide this, since in the latter case +@samp{a} must become a new identifier to represent the enumeration +value, while in the former case @samp{a} must be evaluated with its +current meaning, which may be a constant or even a function call. + +You could parse @samp{(a)} as an ``unspecified identifier in parentheses'', +to be resolved later, but this typically requires substantial +contortions in both semantic actions and large parts of the +grammar, where the parentheses are nested in the recursive rules for +expressions. + +You might think of using the lexer to distinguish between the two +forms by returning different tokens for currently defined and +undefined identifiers. But if these declarations occur in a local +scope, and @samp{a} is defined in an outer scope, then both forms +are possible---either locally redefining @samp{a}, or using the +value of @samp{a} from the outer scope. So this approach cannot +work. + +A simple solution to this problem is to declare the parser to +use the @acronym{GLR} algorithm. +When the @acronym{GLR} parser reaches the critical state, it +merely splits into two branches and pursues both syntax rules +simultaneously. Sooner or later, one of them runs into a parsing +error. If there is a @samp{..} token before the next +@samp{;}, the rule for enumerated types fails since it cannot +accept @samp{..} anywhere; otherwise, the subrange type rule +fails since it requires a @samp{..} token. So one of the branches +fails silently, and the other one continues normally, performing +all the intermediate actions that were postponed during the split. + +If the input is syntactically incorrect, both branches fail and the parser +reports a syntax error as usual. + +The effect of all this is that the parser seems to ``guess'' the +correct branch to take, or in other words, it seems to use more +look-ahead than the underlying @acronym{LALR}(1) algorithm actually allows +for. In this example, @acronym{LALR}(2) would suffice, but also some cases +that are not @acronym{LALR}(@math{k}) for any @math{k} can be handled this way. + +In general, a @acronym{GLR} parser can take quadratic or cubic worst-case time, +and the current Bison parser even takes exponential time and space +for some grammars. In practice, this rarely happens, and for many +grammars it is possible to prove that it cannot happen. +The present example contains only one conflict between two +rules, and the type-declaration context containing the conflict +cannot be nested. So the number of +branches that can exist at any time is limited by the constant 2, +and the parsing time is still linear. + +Here is a Bison grammar corresponding to the example above. It +parses a vastly simplified form of Pascal type declarations. + +@example +%token TYPE DOTDOT ID + +@group +%left '+' '-' +%left '*' '/' +@end group + +%% + +@group +type_decl : TYPE ID '=' type ';' + ; +@end group + +@group +type : '(' id_list ')' + | expr DOTDOT expr + ; +@end group + +@group +id_list : ID + | id_list ',' ID + ; +@end group + +@group +expr : '(' expr ')' + | expr '+' expr + | expr '-' expr + | expr '*' expr + | expr '/' expr + | ID + ; +@end group +@end example + +When used as a normal @acronym{LALR}(1) grammar, Bison correctly complains +about one reduce/reduce conflict. In the conflicting situation the +parser chooses one of the alternatives, arbitrarily the one +declared first. Therefore the following correct input is not +recognized: + +@example +type t = (a) .. b; +@end example + +The parser can be turned into a @acronym{GLR} parser, while also telling Bison +to be silent about the one known reduce/reduce conflict, by +adding these two declarations to the Bison input file (before the first +@samp{%%}): + +@example +%glr-parser +%expect-rr 1 +@end example + +@noindent +No change in the grammar itself is required. Now the +parser recognizes all valid declarations, according to the +limited syntax above, transparently. In fact, the user does not even +notice when the parser splits. + +So here we have a case where we can use the benefits of @acronym{GLR}, almost +without disadvantages. Even in simple cases like this, however, there +are at least two potential problems to beware. +First, always analyze the conflicts reported by +Bison to make sure that @acronym{GLR} splitting is only done where it is +intended. A @acronym{GLR} parser splitting inadvertently may cause +problems less obvious than an @acronym{LALR} parser statically choosing the +wrong alternative in a conflict. +Second, consider interactions with the lexer (@pxref{Semantic Tokens}) +with great care. Since a split parser consumes tokens +without performing any actions during the split, the lexer cannot +obtain information via parser actions. Some cases of +lexer interactions can be eliminated by using @acronym{GLR} to +shift the complications from the lexer to the parser. You must check +the remaining cases for correctness. + +In our example, it would be safe for the lexer to return tokens +based on their current meanings in some symbol table, because no new +symbols are defined in the middle of a type declaration. Though it +is possible for a parser to define the enumeration +constants as they are parsed, before the type declaration is +completed, it actually makes no difference since they cannot be used +within the same enumerated type declaration. + +@node Merging GLR Parses +@subsection Using @acronym{GLR} to Resolve Ambiguities +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsing, ambiguous grammars +@cindex generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parsing, ambiguous grammars +@findex %dprec +@findex %merge +@cindex conflicts +@cindex reduce/reduce conflicts + +Let's consider an example, vastly simplified from a C++ grammar. @example %@{ - #define YYSTYPE const char* + #include + #define YYSTYPE char const * + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} %token TYPENAME ID @@ -695,20 +946,20 @@ stmt : expr ';' %dprec 1 | decl %dprec 2 ; -expr : ID @{ printf ("%s ", $$); @} +expr : ID @{ printf ("%s ", $$); @} | TYPENAME '(' expr ')' - @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} - | expr '+' expr @{ printf ("+ "); @} - | expr '=' expr @{ printf ("= "); @} + @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} + | expr '+' expr @{ printf ("+ "); @} + | expr '=' expr @{ printf ("= "); @} ; decl : TYPENAME declarator ';' - @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} + @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} | TYPENAME declarator '=' expr ';' - @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} + @{ printf ("%s ", $1); @} ; -declarator : ID @{ printf ("\"%s\" ", $1); @} +declarator : ID @{ printf ("\"%s\" ", $1); @} | '(' declarator ')' ; @end example @@ -723,11 +974,25 @@ T (x) = y+z; @noindent parses as either an @code{expr} or a @code{stmt} -(assuming that @samp{T} is recognized as a TYPENAME and @samp{x} as an ID). +(assuming that @samp{T} is recognized as a @code{TYPENAME} and +@samp{x} as an @code{ID}). Bison detects this as a reduce/reduce conflict between the rules @code{expr : ID} and @code{declarator : ID}, which it cannot resolve at the -time it encounters @code{x} in the example above. The two @code{%dprec} -declarations, however, give precedence to interpreting the example as a +time it encounters @code{x} in the example above. Since this is a +@acronym{GLR} parser, it therefore splits the problem into two parses, one for +each choice of resolving the reduce/reduce conflict. +Unlike the example from the previous section (@pxref{Simple GLR Parsers}), +however, neither of these parses ``dies,'' because the grammar as it stands is +ambiguous. One of the parsers eventually reduces @code{stmt : expr ';'} and +the other reduces @code{stmt : decl}, after which both parsers are in an +identical state: they've seen @samp{prog stmt} and have the same unprocessed +input remaining. We say that these parses have @dfn{merged.} + +At this point, the @acronym{GLR} parser requires a specification in the +grammar of how to choose between the competing parses. +In the example above, the two @code{%dprec} +declarations specify that Bison is to give precedence +to the parse that interprets the example as a @code{decl}, which implies that @code{x} is a declarator. The parser therefore prints @@ -735,18 +1000,21 @@ The parser therefore prints "x" y z + T @end example -Consider a different input string for this parser: +The @code{%dprec} declarations only come into play when more than one +parse survives. Consider a different input string for this parser: @example T (x) + y; @end example @noindent +This is another example of using @acronym{GLR} to parse an unambiguous +construct, as shown in the previous section (@pxref{Simple GLR Parsers}). Here, there is no ambiguity (this cannot be parsed as a declaration). However, at the time the Bison parser encounters @code{x}, it does not have enough information to resolve the reduce/reduce conflict (again, between @code{x} as an @code{expr} or a @code{declarator}). In this -case, no precedence declaration is used. Instead, the parser splits +case, no precedence declaration is used. Again, the parser splits into two, one assuming that @code{x} is an @code{expr}, and the other assuming @code{x} is a @code{declarator}. The second of these parsers then vanishes when it sees @code{+}, and the parser prints @@ -756,7 +1024,7 @@ x T y + @end example Suppose that instead of resolving the ambiguity, you wanted to see all -the possibilities. For this purpose, we must @dfn{merge} the semantic +the possibilities. For this purpose, you must merge the semantic actions of the two possible parsers, rather than choosing one over the other. To do so, you could change the declaration of @code{stmt} as follows: @@ -768,11 +1036,11 @@ stmt : expr ';' %merge @end example @noindent - and define the @code{stmtMerge} function as: @example -static YYSTYPE stmtMerge (YYSTYPE x0, YYSTYPE x1) +static YYSTYPE +stmtMerge (YYSTYPE x0, YYSTYPE x1) @{ printf (" "); return ""; @@ -785,29 +1053,63 @@ in the C declarations at the beginning of the file: @example %@{ - #define YYSTYPE const char* + #define YYSTYPE char const * static YYSTYPE stmtMerge (YYSTYPE x0, YYSTYPE x1); %@} @end example @noindent -With these declarations, the resulting parser will parse the first example -as both an @code{expr} and a @code{decl}, and print +With these declarations, the resulting parser parses the first example +as both an @code{expr} and a @code{decl}, and prints @example "x" y z + T x T y z + = @end example +Bison requires that all of the +productions that participate in any particular merge have identical +@samp{%merge} clauses. Otherwise, the ambiguity would be unresolvable, +and the parser will report an error during any parse that results in +the offending merge. + +@node Compiler Requirements +@subsection Considerations when Compiling @acronym{GLR} Parsers +@cindex @code{inline} +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsers and @code{inline} + +The @acronym{GLR} parsers require a compiler for @acronym{ISO} C89 or +later. In addition, they use the @code{inline} keyword, which is not +C89, but is C99 and is a common extension in pre-C99 compilers. It is +up to the user of these parsers to handle +portability issues. For instance, if using Autoconf and the Autoconf +macro @code{AC_C_INLINE}, a mere + +@example +%@{ + #include +%@} +@end example + +@noindent +will suffice. Otherwise, we suggest + +@example +%@{ + #if __STDC_VERSION__ < 199901 && ! defined __GNUC__ && ! defined inline + #define inline + #endif +%@} +@end example @node Locations Overview @section Locations @cindex location -@cindex textual position -@cindex position, textual +@cindex textual location +@cindex location, textual Many applications, like interpreters or compilers, have to produce verbose and useful error messages. To achieve this, one must be able to keep track of -the @dfn{textual position}, or @dfn{location}, of each syntactic construct. +the @dfn{textual location}, or @dfn{location}, of each syntactic construct. Bison provides a mechanism for handling these locations. Each token has a semantic value. In a similar fashion, each token has an @@ -876,7 +1178,7 @@ this manual. In some cases the Bison parser file includes system headers, and in those cases your code should respect the identifiers reserved by those -headers. On some non-@sc{gnu} hosts, @code{}, +headers. On some non-@acronym{GNU} hosts, @code{}, @code{}, and @code{} are included as needed to declare memory allocators and related types. Other system headers may be included if you define @code{YYDEBUG} to a nonzero value @@ -955,6 +1257,9 @@ in every Bison grammar file to separate the sections. The prologue may define types and variables used in the actions. You can also use preprocessor commands to define macros used there, and use @code{#include} to include header files that do any of these things. +You need to declare the lexical analyzer @code{yylex} and the error +printer @code{yyerror} here, along with any other global identifiers +used by the actions in the grammar rules. The Bison declarations declare the names of the terminal and nonterminal symbols, and may also describe operator precedence and the data types of @@ -963,10 +1268,9 @@ semantic values of various symbols. The grammar rules define how to construct each nonterminal symbol from its parts. -The epilogue can contain any code you want to use. Often the definition of -the lexical analyzer @code{yylex} goes here, plus subroutines called by the -actions in the grammar rules. In a simple program, all the rest of the -program can go here. +The epilogue can contain any code you want to use. Often the +definitions of functions declared in the prologue go here. In a +simple program, all the rest of the program can go here. @node Examples @chapter Examples @@ -1033,8 +1337,10 @@ calculator. As in C, comments are placed between @samp{/*@dots{}*/}. /* Reverse polish notation calculator. */ %@{ -#define YYSTYPE double -#include + #define YYSTYPE double + #include + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} %token NUM @@ -1043,7 +1349,7 @@ calculator. As in C, comments are placed between @samp{/*@dots{}*/}. @end example The declarations section (@pxref{Prologue, , The prologue}) contains two -preprocessor directives. +preprocessor directives and two forward declarations. The @code{#define} directive defines the macro @code{YYSTYPE}, thus specifying the C data type for semantic values of both tokens and @@ -1056,6 +1362,12 @@ which is a floating point number. The @code{#include} directive is used to declare the exponentiation function @code{pow}. +The forward declarations for @code{yylex} and @code{yyerror} are +needed because the C language requires that functions be declared +before they are used. These functions will be defined in the +epilogue, but the parser calls them so they must be declared in the +prologue. + The second section, Bison declarations, provides information to Bison about the token types (@pxref{Bison Declarations, ,The Bison Declarations Section}). Each terminal symbol that is not a @@ -1076,18 +1388,18 @@ input: /* empty */ ; line: '\n' - | exp '\n' @{ printf ("\t%.10g\n", $1); @} + | exp '\n' @{ printf ("\t%.10g\n", $1); @} ; -exp: NUM @{ $$ = $1; @} - | exp exp '+' @{ $$ = $1 + $2; @} - | exp exp '-' @{ $$ = $1 - $2; @} - | exp exp '*' @{ $$ = $1 * $2; @} - | exp exp '/' @{ $$ = $1 / $2; @} - /* Exponentiation */ - | exp exp '^' @{ $$ = pow ($1, $2); @} - /* Unary minus */ - | exp 'n' @{ $$ = -$1; @} +exp: NUM @{ $$ = $1; @} + | exp exp '+' @{ $$ = $1 + $2; @} + | exp exp '-' @{ $$ = $1 - $2; @} + | exp exp '*' @{ $$ = $1 * $2; @} + | exp exp '/' @{ $$ = $1 / $2; @} + /* Exponentiation */ + | exp exp '^' @{ $$ = pow ($1, $2); @} + /* Unary minus */ + | exp 'n' @{ $$ = -$1; @} ; %% @end example @@ -1219,7 +1531,7 @@ not require it. You can add or change white space as much as you wish. For example, this: @example -exp : NUM | exp exp '+' @{$$ = $1 + $2; @} | @dots{} +exp : NUM | exp exp '+' @{$$ = $1 + $2; @} | @dots{} ; @end example @noindent @@ -1229,6 +1541,7 @@ means the same thing as this: exp: NUM | exp exp '+' @{ $$ = $1 + $2; @} | @dots{} +; @end example @noindent @@ -1244,7 +1557,8 @@ or sequences of characters into tokens. The Bison parser gets its tokens by calling the lexical analyzer. @xref{Lexical, ,The Lexical Analyzer Function @code{yylex}}. -Only a simple lexical analyzer is needed for the RPN calculator. This +Only a simple lexical analyzer is needed for the @acronym{RPN} +calculator. This lexical analyzer skips blanks and tabs, then reads in numbers as @code{double} and returns them as @code{NUM} tokens. Any other character that isn't part of a number is a separate token. Note that the token-code @@ -1335,7 +1649,7 @@ main (void) When @code{yyparse} detects a syntax error, it calls the error reporting function @code{yyerror} to print an error message (usually but not -always @code{"parse error"}). It is up to the programmer to supply +always @code{"syntax error"}). It is up to the programmer to supply @code{yyerror} (@pxref{Interface, ,Parser C-Language Interface}), so here is the definition we will use: @@ -1343,10 +1657,11 @@ here is the definition we will use: @group #include +/* Called by yyparse on error. */ void -yyerror (const char *s) /* called by yyparse on error */ +yyerror (char const *s) @{ - printf ("%s\n", s); + fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", s); @} @end group @end example @@ -1381,7 +1696,7 @@ bison @var{file_name}.y @noindent In this example the file was called @file{rpcalc.y} (for ``Reverse Polish -CALCulator''). Bison produces a file named @file{@var{file_name}.tab.c}, +@sc{calc}ulator''). Bison produces a file named @file{@var{file_name}.tab.c}, removing the @samp{.y} from the original file name. The file output by Bison contains the source code for @code{yyparse}. The additional functions in the input file (@code{yylex}, @code{yyerror} and @code{main}) @@ -1403,7 +1718,7 @@ rpcalc.tab.c rpcalc.y @group # @r{Compile the Bison parser.} # @r{@samp{-lm} tells compiler to search math library for @code{pow}.} -$ @kbd{cc rpcalc.tab.c -lm -o rpcalc} +$ @kbd{cc -lm -o rpcalc rpcalc.tab.c} @end group @group @@ -1444,23 +1759,25 @@ parentheses nested to arbitrary depth. Here is the Bison code for @file{calc.y}, an infix desk-top calculator. @example -/* Infix notation calculator--calc */ +/* Infix notation calculator. */ %@{ -#define YYSTYPE double -#include + #define YYSTYPE double + #include + #include + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} -/* BISON Declarations */ +/* Bison declarations. */ %token NUM %left '-' '+' %left '*' '/' %left NEG /* negation--unary minus */ -%right '^' /* exponentiation */ +%right '^' /* exponentiation */ -/* Grammar follows */ -%% -input: /* empty string */ +%% /* The grammar follows. */ +input: /* empty */ | input line ; @@ -1545,7 +1862,7 @@ line: '\n' @end example This addition to the grammar allows for simple error recovery in the -event of a parse error. If an expression that cannot be evaluated is +event of a syntax error. If an expression that cannot be evaluated is read, the error will be recognized by the third rule for @code{line}, and parsing will continue. (The @code{yyerror} function is still called upon to print its message as well.) The action executes the statement @@ -1590,8 +1907,10 @@ the same as the declarations for the infix notation calculator. /* Location tracking calculator. */ %@{ -#define YYSTYPE int -#include + #define YYSTYPE int + #include + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} /* Bison declarations. */ @@ -1602,7 +1921,7 @@ the same as the declarations for the infix notation calculator. %left NEG %right '^' -%% /* Grammar follows */ +%% /* The grammar follows. */ @end example @noindent @@ -1693,11 +2012,15 @@ int yylex (void) @{ int c; +@end group +@group /* Skip white space. */ while ((c = getchar ()) == ' ' || c == '\t') ++yylloc.last_column; +@end group +@group /* Step. */ yylloc.first_line = yylloc.last_line; yylloc.first_column = yylloc.last_column; @@ -1819,28 +2142,32 @@ Note that multiple assignment and nested function calls are permitted. Here are the C and Bison declarations for the multi-function calculator. @smallexample +@group %@{ -#include /* For math functions, cos(), sin(), etc. */ -#include "calc.h" /* Contains definition of `symrec' */ + #include /* For math functions, cos(), sin(), etc. */ + #include "calc.h" /* Contains definition of `symrec'. */ + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} +@end group +@group %union @{ -double val; /* For returning numbers. */ -symrec *tptr; /* For returning symbol-table pointers */ + double val; /* For returning numbers. */ + symrec *tptr; /* For returning symbol-table pointers. */ @} - -%token NUM /* Simple double precision number */ -%token VAR FNCT /* Variable and Function */ +@end group +%token NUM /* Simple double precision number. */ +%token VAR FNCT /* Variable and Function. */ %type exp +@group %right '=' %left '-' '+' %left '*' '/' -%left NEG /* Negation--unary minus */ -%right '^' /* Exponentiation */ - -/* Grammar follows */ - -%% +%left NEG /* negation--unary minus */ +%right '^' /* exponentiation */ +@end group +%% /* The grammar follows. */ @end smallexample The above grammar introduces only two new features of the Bison language. @@ -1873,16 +2200,21 @@ Most of them are copied directly from @code{calc}; three rules, those which mention @code{VAR} or @code{FNCT}, are new. @smallexample +@group input: /* empty */ | input line ; +@end group +@group line: '\n' | exp '\n' @{ printf ("\t%.10g\n", $1); @} | error '\n' @{ yyerrok; @} ; +@end group +@group exp: NUM @{ $$ = $1; @} | VAR @{ $$ = $1->value.var; @} | VAR '=' exp @{ $$ = $3; $1->value.var = $3; @} @@ -1895,7 +2227,8 @@ exp: NUM @{ $$ = $1; @} | exp '^' exp @{ $$ = pow ($1, $3); @} | '(' exp ')' @{ $$ = $2; @} ; -/* End of grammar */ +@end group +/* End of grammar. */ %% @end smallexample @@ -1914,31 +2247,33 @@ provides for either functions or variables to be placed in the table. @smallexample @group -/* Function type. */ +/* Function type. */ typedef double (*func_t) (double); +@end group -/* Data type for links in the chain of symbols. */ +@group +/* Data type for links in the chain of symbols. */ struct symrec @{ - char *name; /* name of symbol */ + char *name; /* name of symbol */ int type; /* type of symbol: either VAR or FNCT */ union @{ - double var; /* value of a VAR */ - func_t fnctptr; /* value of a FNCT */ + double var; /* value of a VAR */ + func_t fnctptr; /* value of a FNCT */ @} value; - struct symrec *next; /* link field */ + struct symrec *next; /* link field */ @}; @end group @group typedef struct symrec symrec; -/* The symbol table: a chain of `struct symrec'. */ +/* The symbol table: a chain of `struct symrec'. */ extern symrec *sym_table; -symrec *putsym (const char *, func_t); -symrec *getsym (const char *); +symrec *putsym (char const *, func_t); +symrec *getsym (char const *); @end group @end smallexample @@ -1947,33 +2282,27 @@ function that initializes the symbol table. Here it is, and @code{init_table} as well: @smallexample -@group #include -int -main (void) -@{ - init_table (); - return yyparse (); -@} -@end group - @group +/* Called by yyparse on error. */ void -yyerror (const char *s) /* Called by yyparse on error */ +yyerror (char const *s) @{ printf ("%s\n", s); @} +@end group +@group struct init @{ - char *fname; - double (*fnct)(double); + char const *fname; + double (*fnct) (double); @}; @end group @group -struct init arith_fncts[] = +struct init const arith_fncts[] = @{ "sin", sin, "cos", cos, @@ -1983,9 +2312,11 @@ struct init arith_fncts[] = "sqrt", sqrt, 0, 0 @}; +@end group +@group /* The symbol table: a chain of `struct symrec'. */ -symrec *sym_table = (symrec *) 0; +symrec *sym_table; @end group @group @@ -2002,6 +2333,15 @@ init_table (void) @} @} @end group + +@group +int +main (void) +@{ + init_table (); + return yyparse (); +@} +@end group @end smallexample By simply editing the initialization list and adding the necessary include @@ -2016,7 +2356,7 @@ found, a pointer to that symbol is returned; otherwise zero is returned. @smallexample symrec * -putsym (char *sym_name, int sym_type) +putsym (char const *sym_name, int sym_type) @{ symrec *ptr; ptr = (symrec *) malloc (sizeof (symrec)); @@ -2030,7 +2370,7 @@ putsym (char *sym_name, int sym_type) @} symrec * -getsym (const char *sym_name) +getsym (char const *sym_name) @{ symrec *ptr; for (ptr = sym_table; ptr != (symrec *) 0; @@ -2059,7 +2399,9 @@ operators in @code{yylex}. @smallexample @group #include +@end group +@group int yylex (void) @{ @@ -2107,7 +2449,7 @@ yylex (void) if (i == length) @{ length *= 2; - symbuf = (char *)realloc (symbuf, length + 1); + symbuf = (char *) realloc (symbuf, length + 1); @} /* Add this character to the buffer. */ symbuf[i++] = c; @@ -2186,7 +2528,7 @@ appropriate delimiters: @example %@{ -@var{Prologue} + @var{Prologue} %@} @var{Bison declarations} @@ -2199,6 +2541,8 @@ appropriate delimiters: @end example Comments enclosed in @samp{/* @dots{} */} may appear in any of the sections. +As a @acronym{GNU} extension, @samp{//} introduces a comment that +continues until end of line. @menu * Prologue:: Syntax and usage of the prologue. @@ -2207,7 +2551,7 @@ Comments enclosed in @samp{/* @dots{} */} may appear in any of the sections. * Epilogue:: Syntax and usage of the epilogue. @end menu -@node Prologue, Bison Declarations, , Grammar Outline +@node Prologue @subsection The prologue @cindex declarations section @cindex Prologue @@ -2231,18 +2575,18 @@ can be done with two @var{Prologue} blocks, one before and one after the @smallexample %@{ -#include -#include "ptypes.h" + #include + #include "ptypes.h" %@} %union @{ - long n; + long int n; tree t; /* @r{@code{tree} is defined in @file{ptypes.h}.} */ @} %@{ -static void yyprint(FILE *, int, YYSTYPE); -#define YYPRINT(F, N, L) yyprint(F, N, L) + static void print_token_value (FILE *, int, YYSTYPE); + #define YYPRINT(F, N, L) print_token_value (F, N, L) %@} @dots{} @@ -2270,7 +2614,7 @@ There must always be at least one grammar rule, and the first @samp{%%} (which precedes the grammar rules) may never be omitted even if it is the first thing in the file. -@node Epilogue, , Grammar Rules, Grammar Outline +@node Epilogue @subsection The epilogue @cindex additional C code section @cindex epilogue @@ -2280,14 +2624,17 @@ The @var{Epilogue} is copied verbatim to the end of the parser file, just as the @var{Prologue} is copied to the beginning. This is the most convenient place to put anything that you want to have in the parser file but which need not come before the definition of @code{yyparse}. For example, the -definitions of @code{yylex} and @code{yyerror} often go here. +definitions of @code{yylex} and @code{yyerror} often go here. Because +C requires functions to be declared before being used, you often need +to declare functions like @code{yylex} and @code{yyerror} in the Prologue, +even if you define them int he Epilogue. @xref{Interface, ,Parser C-Language Interface}. If the last section is empty, you may omit the @samp{%%} that separates it from the grammar rules. -The Bison parser itself contains many static variables whose names start -with @samp{yy} and many macros whose names start with @samp{YY}. It is a +The Bison parser itself contains many macros and identifiers whose +names start with @samp{yy} or @samp{YY}, so it is a good idea to avoid using any such names (except those documented in this manual) in the epilogue of the grammar file. @@ -2321,7 +2668,7 @@ There are three ways of writing terminal symbols in the grammar: @itemize @bullet @item A @dfn{named token type} is written with an identifier, like an -identifier in C. By convention, it should be all upper case. Each +identifier in C@. By convention, it should be all upper case. Each such name must be defined with a Bison declaration such as @code{%token}. @xref{Token Decl, ,Token Type Names}. @@ -2347,7 +2694,9 @@ All the usual escape sequences used in character literals in C can be used in Bison as well, but you must not use the null character as a character literal because its numeric code, zero, signifies end-of-input (@pxref{Calling Convention, ,Calling Convention -for @code{yylex}}). +for @code{yylex}}). Also, unlike standard C, trigraphs have no +special meaning in Bison character literals, nor is backslash-newline +allowed. @item @cindex string token @@ -2365,7 +2714,7 @@ Declarations}). If you don't do that, the lexical analyzer has to retrieve the token number for the literal string token from the @code{yytname} table (@pxref{Calling Convention}). -@strong{WARNING}: literal string tokens do not work in Yacc. +@strong{Warning}: literal string tokens do not work in Yacc. By convention, a literal string token is used only to represent a token that consists of that particular string. Thus, you should use the token @@ -2374,9 +2723,11 @@ does not enforce this convention, but if you depart from it, people who read your program will be confused. All the escape sequences used in string literals in C can be used in -Bison as well. A literal string token must contain two or more -characters; for a token containing just one character, use a character -token (see above). +Bison as well, except that you must not use a null character within a +string literal. Also, unlike Standard C, trigraphs have no special +meaning in Bison string literals, nor is backslash-newline allowed. A +literal string token must contain two or more characters; for a token +containing just one character, use a character token (see above). @end itemize How you choose to write a terminal symbol has no effect on its @@ -2404,7 +2755,7 @@ in the other source files that need it. @xref{Invocation, ,Invoking Bison}. If you want to write a grammar that is portable to any Standard C host, you must use only non-null character tokens taken from the basic -execution character set of Standard C. This set consists of the ten +execution character set of Standard C@. This set consists of the ten digits, the 52 lower- and upper-case English letters, and the characters in the following C-language string: @@ -2414,14 +2765,14 @@ characters in the following C-language string: The @code{yylex} function and Bison must use a consistent character set and encoding for character tokens. For example, if you run Bison in an -@sc{ascii} environment, but then compile and run the resulting program +@acronym{ASCII} environment, but then compile and run the resulting program in an environment that uses an incompatible character set like -@sc{ebcdic}, the resulting program may not work because the -tables generated by Bison will assume @sc{ascii} numeric values for +@acronym{EBCDIC}, the resulting program may not work because the +tables generated by Bison will assume @acronym{ASCII} numeric values for character tokens. It is standard practice for software distributions to contain C source files that -were generated by Bison in an @sc{ascii} environment, so installers on -platforms that are incompatible with @sc{ascii} must rebuild those +were generated by Bison in an @acronym{ASCII} environment, so installers on +platforms that are incompatible with @acronym{ASCII} must rebuild those files before compiling them. The symbol @code{error} is a terminal symbol reserved for error recovery @@ -2627,7 +2978,7 @@ the numbers associated with @var{x} and @var{y}. In a simple program it may be sufficient to use the same data type for the semantic values of all language constructs. This was true in the -RPN and infix calculator examples (@pxref{RPN Calc, ,Reverse Polish +@acronym{RPN} and infix calculator examples (@pxref{RPN Calc, ,Reverse Polish Notation Calculator}). Bison's default is to use type @code{int} for all semantic values. To @@ -2646,7 +2997,7 @@ This macro definition must go in the prologue of the grammar file In most programs, you will need different data types for different kinds of tokens and groupings. For example, a numeric constant may need type -@code{int} or @code{long}, while a string constant needs type @code{char *}, +@code{int} or @code{long int}, while a string constant needs type @code{char *}, and an identifier might need a pointer to an entry in the symbol table. To use more than one data type for semantic values in one parser, Bison @@ -2678,7 +3029,13 @@ is to compute a semantic value for the grouping built by the rule from the semantic values associated with tokens or smaller groupings. An action consists of C statements surrounded by braces, much like a -compound statement in C. It can be placed at any position in the rule; +compound statement in C@. An action can contain any sequence of C +statements. Bison does not look for trigraphs, though, so if your C +code uses trigraphs you should ensure that they do not affect the +nesting of braces or the boundaries of comments, strings, or character +literals. + +An action can be placed at any position in the rule; it is executed at that position. Most rules have just one action at the end of the rule, following all the components. Actions in the middle of a rule are tricky and used only for special purposes (@pxref{Mid-Rule @@ -2687,9 +3044,10 @@ Actions, ,Actions in Mid-Rule}). The C code in an action can refer to the semantic values of the components matched by the rule with the construct @code{$@var{n}}, which stands for the value of the @var{n}th component. The semantic value for the grouping -being constructed is @code{$$}. (Bison translates both of these constructs -into array element references when it copies the actions into the parser -file.) +being constructed is @code{$$}. Bison translates both of these +constructs into expressions of the appropriate type when it copies the +actions into the parser file. @code{$$} is translated to a modifiable +lvalue, so it can be assigned to. Here is a typical example: @@ -2725,11 +3083,11 @@ a-or-b: 'a'|'b' @{ a_or_b_found = 1; @}; @cindex default action If you don't specify an action for a rule, Bison supplies a default: -@w{@code{$$ = $1}.} Thus, the value of the first symbol in the rule becomes -the value of the whole rule. Of course, the default rule is valid only -if the two data types match. There is no meaningful default action for -an empty rule; every empty rule must have an explicit action unless the -rule's value does not matter. +@w{@code{$$ = $1}.} Thus, the value of the first symbol in the rule +becomes the value of the whole rule. Of course, the default action is +valid only if the two data types match. There is no meaningful default +action for an empty rule; every empty rule must have an explicit action +unless the rule's value does not matter. @code{$@var{n}} with @var{n} zero or negative is allowed for reference to tokens and groupings on the stack @emph{before} those that match the @@ -2965,15 +3323,13 @@ actually does to implement mid-rule actions. @node Locations @section Tracking Locations @cindex location -@cindex textual position -@cindex position, textual +@cindex textual location +@cindex location, textual Though grammar rules and semantic actions are enough to write a fully functional parser, it can be useful to process some additional information, especially symbol locations. -@c (terminal or not) ? - The way locations are handled is defined by providing a data type, and actions to take when rules are matched. @@ -2996,13 +3352,13 @@ When @code{YYLTYPE} is not defined, Bison uses a default structure type with four members: @example -struct +typedef struct YYLTYPE @{ int first_line; int first_column; int last_line; int last_column; -@} +@} YYLTYPE; @end example @node Actions and Locations @@ -3038,9 +3394,10 @@ exp: @dots{} else @{ $$ = 1; - printf("Division by zero, l%d,c%d-l%d,c%d", - @@3.first_line, @@3.first_column, - @@3.last_line, @@3.last_column); + fprintf (stderr, + "Division by zero, l%d,c%d-l%d,c%d", + @@3.first_line, @@3.first_column, + @@3.last_line, @@3.last_column); @} @} @end group @@ -3064,9 +3421,10 @@ exp: @dots{} else @{ $$ = 1; - printf("Division by zero, l%d,c%d-l%d,c%d", - @@3.first_line, @@3.first_column, - @@3.last_line, @@3.last_column); + fprintf (stderr, + "Division by zero, l%d,c%d-l%d,c%d", + @@3.first_line, @@3.first_column, + @@3.last_line, @@3.last_column); @} @} @end group @@ -3080,38 +3438,44 @@ Actually, actions are not the best place to compute locations. Since locations are much more general than semantic values, there is room in the output parser to redefine the default action to take for each rule. The @code{YYLLOC_DEFAULT} macro is invoked each time a rule is -matched, before the associated action is run. +matched, before the associated action is run. It is also invoked +while processing a syntax error, to compute the error's location. Most of the time, this macro is general enough to suppress location dedicated code from semantic actions. The @code{YYLLOC_DEFAULT} macro takes three parameters. The first one is -the location of the grouping (the result of the computation). The second one -is an array holding locations of all right hand side elements of the rule -being matched. The last one is the size of the right hand side rule. +the location of the grouping (the result of the computation). When a +rule is matched, the second parameter is an array holding locations of +all right hand side elements of the rule being matched, and the third +parameter is the size of the rule's right hand side. When processing +a syntax error, the second parameter is an array holding locations of +the symbols that were discarded during error processing, and the third +parameter is the number of discarded symbols. -By default, it is defined this way for simple LALR(1) parsers: +By default, @code{YYLLOC_DEFAULT} is defined this way for simple +@acronym{LALR}(1) parsers: @example @group -#define YYLLOC_DEFAULT(Current, Rhs, N) \ - Current.first_line = Rhs[1].first_line; \ - Current.first_column = Rhs[1].first_column; \ - Current.last_line = Rhs[N].last_line; \ - Current.last_column = Rhs[N].last_column; +# define YYLLOC_DEFAULT(Current, Rhs, N) \ + ((Current).first_line = (Rhs)[1].first_line, \ + (Current).first_column = (Rhs)[1].first_column, \ + (Current).last_line = (Rhs)[N].last_line, \ + (Current).last_column = (Rhs)[N].last_column) @end group @end example @noindent -and like this for GLR parsers: +and like this for @acronym{GLR} parsers: @example @group -#define YYLLOC_DEFAULT(Current, Rhs, N) \ - Current.first_line = YYRHSLOC(Rhs,1).first_line; \ - Current.first_column = YYRHSLOC(Rhs,1).first_column; \ - Current.last_line = YYRHSLOC(Rhs,N).last_line; \ - Current.last_column = YYRHSLOC(Rhs,N).last_column; +# define YYLLOC_DEFAULT(yyCurrent, yyRhs, YYN) \ + ((yyCurrent).first_line = YYRHSLOC(yyRhs, 1).first_line, \ + (yyCurrent).first_column = YYRHSLOC(yyRhs, 1).first_column, \ + (yyCurrent).last_line = YYRHSLOC(yyRhs, YYN).last_line, \ + (yyCurrent).last_column = YYRHSLOC(yyRhs, YYN).last_column) @end group @end example @@ -3125,6 +3489,12 @@ result) should be modified by @code{YYLLOC_DEFAULT}. @item For consistency with semantic actions, valid indexes for the location array range from 1 to @var{n}. + +@item +Your macro should parenthesize its arguments, if need be, since the +actual arguments may not be surrounded by parentheses. Also, your +macro should expand to something that can be used as a single +statement when it is followed by a semicolon. @end itemize @node Declarations @@ -3151,7 +3521,9 @@ Grammars}). * Precedence Decl:: Declaring terminals with precedence and associativity. * Union Decl:: Declaring the set of all semantic value types. * Type Decl:: Declaring the choice of type for a nonterminal symbol. -* Expect Decl:: Suppressing warnings about shift/reduce conflicts. +* Initial Action Decl:: Code run before parsing starts. +* Destructor Decl:: Declaring how symbols are freed. +* Expect Decl:: Suppressing warnings about parsing conflicts. * Start Decl:: Specifying the start symbol. * Pure Decl:: Requesting a reentrant parser. * Decl Summary:: Table of all Bison declarations. @@ -3180,10 +3552,12 @@ associativity and precedence. @xref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}. You can explicitly specify the numeric code for a token type by appending -an integer value in the field immediately following the token name: +a decimal or hexadecimal integer value in the field immediately +following the token name: @example %token NUM 300 +%token XNUM 0x12d // a GNU extension @end example @noindent @@ -3310,7 +3684,23 @@ This says that the two alternative types are @code{double} and @code{symrec in the @code{%token} and @code{%type} declarations to pick one of the types for a terminal or nonterminal symbol (@pxref{Type Decl, ,Nonterminal Symbols}). -Note that, unlike making a @code{union} declaration in C, you do not write +As an extension to @acronym{POSIX}, a tag is allowed after the +@code{union}. For example: + +@example +@group +%union value @{ + double val; + symrec *tptr; +@} +@end group +@end example + +specifies the union tag @code{value}, so the corresponding C type is +@code{union value}. If you do not specify a tag, it defaults to +@code{YYSTYPE}. + +Note that, unlike making a @code{union} declaration in C, you need not write a semicolon after the closing brace. @node Type Decl @@ -3341,6 +3731,113 @@ use the same @code{<@var{type}>} construction in a declaration for the terminal symbol. All kinds of token declarations allow @code{<@var{type}>}. +@node Initial Action Decl +@subsection Performing Actions before Parsing +@findex %initial-action + +Sometimes your parser needs to perform some initializations before +parsing. The @code{%initial-action} directive allows for such arbitrary +code. + +@deffn {Directive} %initial-action @{ @var{code} @} +@findex %initial-action +Declare that the @var{code} must be invoked before parsing each time +@code{yyparse} is called. The @var{code} may use @code{$$} and +@code{@@$} --- initial value and location of the look-ahead --- and the +@code{%parse-param}. +@end deffn + +For instance, if your locations use a file name, you may use + +@example +%parse-param @{ const char *filename @}; +%initial-action +@{ + @@$.begin.filename = @@$.end.filename = filename; +@}; +@end example + + +@node Destructor Decl +@subsection Freeing Discarded Symbols +@cindex freeing discarded symbols +@findex %destructor + +Some symbols can be discarded by the parser. For instance, during error +recovery (@pxref{Error Recovery}), embarrassing symbols already pushed +on the stack, and embarrassing tokens coming from the rest of the file +are thrown away until the parser falls on its feet. If these symbols +convey heap based information, this memory is lost. While this behavior +can be tolerable for batch parsers, such as in compilers, it is not for +possibly ``never ending'' parsers such as shells, or implementations of +communication protocols. + +The @code{%destructor} directive allows for the definition of code that +is called when a symbol is thrown away. + +@deffn {Directive} %destructor @{ @var{code} @} @var{symbols} +@findex %destructor +Declare that the @var{code} must be invoked for each of the +@var{symbols} that will be discarded by the parser. The @var{code} +should use @code{$$} to designate the semantic value associated to the +@var{symbols}. The additional parser parameters are also available +(@pxref{Parser Function, , The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}). + +@strong{Warning:} as of Bison 1.875, this feature is still considered as +experimental, as there was not enough user feedback. In particular, +the syntax might still change. +@end deffn + +For instance: + +@smallexample +%union +@{ + char *string; +@} +%token STRING +%type string +%destructor @{ free ($$); @} STRING string +@end smallexample + +@noindent +guarantees that when a @code{STRING} or a @code{string} will be discarded, +its associated memory will be freed. + +Note that in the future, Bison might also consider that right hand side +members that are not mentioned in the action can be destroyed. For +instance, in: + +@smallexample +comment: "/*" STRING "*/"; +@end smallexample + +@noindent +the parser is entitled to destroy the semantic value of the +@code{string}. Of course, this will not apply to the default action; +compare: + +@smallexample +typeless: string; // $$ = $1 does not apply; $1 is destroyed. +typefull: string; // $$ = $1 applies, $1 is not destroyed. +@end smallexample + +@sp 1 + +@cindex discarded symbols +@dfn{Discarded symbols} are the following: + +@itemize +@item +stacked symbols popped during the first phase of error recovery, +@item +incoming terminals during the second phase of error recovery, +@item +the current look-ahead when the parser aborts (either via an explicit +call to @code{YYABORT}, or as a consequence of a failed error recovery). +@end itemize + + @node Expect Decl @subsection Suppressing Conflict Warnings @cindex suppressing conflict warnings @@ -3348,6 +3845,7 @@ terminal symbol. All kinds of token declarations allow @cindex warnings, preventing @cindex conflicts, suppressing warnings of @findex %expect +@findex %expect-rr Bison normally warns if there are any conflicts in the grammar (@pxref{Shift/Reduce, ,Shift/Reduce Conflicts}), but most real grammars @@ -3364,10 +3862,22 @@ The declaration looks like this: Here @var{n} is a decimal integer. The declaration says there should be no warning if there are @var{n} shift/reduce conflicts and no -reduce/reduce conflicts. An error, instead of the usual warning, is +reduce/reduce conflicts. The usual warning is given if there are either more or fewer conflicts, or if there are any reduce/reduce conflicts. +For normal @acronym{LALR}(1) parsers, reduce/reduce conflicts are more serious, +and should be eliminated entirely. Bison will always report +reduce/reduce conflicts for these parsers. With @acronym{GLR} parsers, however, +both shift/reduce and reduce/reduce are routine (otherwise, there +would be no need to use @acronym{GLR} parsing). Therefore, it is also possible +to specify an expected number of reduce/reduce conflicts in @acronym{GLR} +parsers, using the declaration: + +@example +%expect-rr @var{n} +@end example + In general, using @code{%expect} involves these steps: @itemize @bullet @@ -3386,9 +3896,9 @@ Add an @code{%expect} declaration, copying the number @var{n} from the number which Bison printed. @end itemize -Now Bison will stop annoying you about the conflicts you have checked, but -it will warn you again if changes in the grammar result in additional -conflicts. +Now Bison will stop annoying you if you do not change the number of +conflicts, but it will warn you again if changes in the grammar result +in more or fewer conflicts. @node Start Decl @subsection The Start-Symbol @@ -3419,8 +3929,8 @@ handler. In systems with multiple threads of control, a non-reentrant program must be called only within interlocks. Normally, Bison generates a parser which is not reentrant. This is -suitable for most uses, and it permits compatibility with YACC. (The -standard YACC interfaces are inherently nonreentrant, because they use +suitable for most uses, and it permits compatibility with Yacc. (The +standard Yacc interfaces are inherently nonreentrant, because they use statically allocated variables for communication with @code{yylex}, including @code{yylval} and @code{yylloc}.) @@ -3453,94 +3963,136 @@ valid grammar. Here is a summary of the declarations used to define a grammar: -@table @code -@item %union +@deffn {Directive} %union Declare the collection of data types that semantic values may have (@pxref{Union Decl, ,The Collection of Value Types}). +@end deffn -@item %token +@deffn {Directive} %token Declare a terminal symbol (token type name) with no precedence or associativity specified (@pxref{Token Decl, ,Token Type Names}). +@end deffn -@item %right +@deffn {Directive} %right Declare a terminal symbol (token type name) that is right-associative (@pxref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}). +@end deffn -@item %left +@deffn {Directive} %left Declare a terminal symbol (token type name) that is left-associative (@pxref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}). +@end deffn -@item %nonassoc +@deffn {Directive} %nonassoc Declare a terminal symbol (token type name) that is nonassociative -(using it in a way that would be associative is a syntax error) (@pxref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}). +Using it in a way that would be associative is a syntax error. +@end deffn + +@ifset defaultprec +@deffn {Directive} %default-prec +Assign a precedence to rules lacking an explicit @code{%prec} modifier +(@pxref{Contextual Precedence, ,Context-Dependent Precedence}). +@end deffn +@end ifset -@item %type +@deffn {Directive} %type Declare the type of semantic values for a nonterminal symbol (@pxref{Type Decl, ,Nonterminal Symbols}). +@end deffn -@item %start +@deffn {Directive} %start Specify the grammar's start symbol (@pxref{Start Decl, ,The Start-Symbol}). +@end deffn -@item %expect +@deffn {Directive} %expect Declare the expected number of shift-reduce conflicts (@pxref{Expect Decl, ,Suppressing Conflict Warnings}). -@end table +@end deffn + @sp 1 @noindent In order to change the behavior of @command{bison}, use the following directives: -@table @code -@item %debug +@deffn {Directive} %debug In the parser file, define the macro @code{YYDEBUG} to 1 if it is not already defined, so that the debugging facilities are compiled. +@end deffn @xref{Tracing, ,Tracing Your Parser}. -@item %defines -Write an extra output file containing macro definitions for the token -type names defined in the grammar and the semantic value type -@code{YYSTYPE}, as well as a few @code{extern} variable declarations. - +@deffn {Directive} %defines +Write a header file containing macro definitions for the token type +names defined in the grammar as well as a few other declarations. If the parser output file is named @file{@var{name}.c} then this file is named @file{@var{name}.h}. -This output file is essential if you wish to put the definition of -@code{yylex} in a separate source file, because @code{yylex} needs to -be able to refer to token type codes and the variable -@code{yylval}. @xref{Token Values, ,Semantic Values of Tokens}. - -@item %file-prefix="@var{prefix}" +Unless @code{YYSTYPE} is already defined as a macro, the output header +declares @code{YYSTYPE}. Therefore, if you are using a @code{%union} +(@pxref{Multiple Types, ,More Than One Value Type}) with components +that require other definitions, or if you have defined a +@code{YYSTYPE} macro (@pxref{Value Type, ,Data Types of Semantic +Values}), you need to arrange for these definitions to be propagated to +all modules, e.g., by putting them in a +prerequisite header that is included both by your parser and by any +other module that needs @code{YYSTYPE}. + +Unless your parser is pure, the output header declares @code{yylval} +as an external variable. @xref{Pure Decl, ,A Pure (Reentrant) +Parser}. + +If you have also used locations, the output header declares +@code{YYLTYPE} and @code{yylloc} using a protocol similar to that of +@code{YYSTYPE} and @code{yylval}. @xref{Locations, ,Tracking +Locations}. + +This output file is normally essential if you wish to put the +definition of @code{yylex} in a separate source file, because +@code{yylex} typically needs to be able to refer to the +above-mentioned declarations and to the token type codes. +@xref{Token Values, ,Semantic Values of Tokens}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %destructor +Specifying how the parser should reclaim the memory associated to +discarded symbols. @xref{Destructor Decl, , Freeing Discarded Symbols}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %file-prefix="@var{prefix}" Specify a prefix to use for all Bison output file names. The names are chosen as if the input file were named @file{@var{prefix}.y}. +@end deffn -@c @item %header-extension -@c Specify the extension of the parser header file generated when -@c @code{%define} or @samp{-d} are used. -@c -@c For example, a grammar file named @file{foo.ypp} and containing a -@c @code{%header-extension .hh} directive will produce a header file -@c named @file{foo.tab.hh} - -@item %locations +@deffn {Directive} %locations Generate the code processing the locations (@pxref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}). This mode is enabled as soon as the grammar uses the special @samp{@@@var{n}} tokens, but if your grammar does not use it, using @samp{%locations} allows for more -accurate parse error messages. +accurate syntax error messages. +@end deffn -@item %name-prefix="@var{prefix}" +@deffn {Directive} %name-prefix="@var{prefix}" Rename the external symbols used in the parser so that they start with @var{prefix} instead of @samp{yy}. The precise list of symbols renamed is @code{yyparse}, @code{yylex}, @code{yyerror}, @code{yynerrs}, -@code{yylval}, @code{yychar}, @code{yydebug}, and possible -@code{yylloc}. For example, if you use @samp{%name-prefix="c_"}, the -names become @code{c_parse}, @code{c_lex}, and so on. @xref{Multiple -Parsers, ,Multiple Parsers in the Same Program}. +@code{yylval}, @code{yylloc}, @code{yychar}, @code{yydebug}, and +possible @code{yylloc}. For example, if you use +@samp{%name-prefix="c_"}, the names become @code{c_parse}, @code{c_lex}, +and so on. @xref{Multiple Parsers, ,Multiple Parsers in the Same +Program}. +@end deffn + +@ifset defaultprec +@deffn {Directive} %no-default-prec +Do not assign a precedence to rules lacking an explicit @code{%prec} +modifier (@pxref{Contextual Precedence, ,Context-Dependent +Precedence}). +@end deffn +@end ifset -@item %no-parser +@deffn {Directive} %no-parser Do not include any C code in the parser file; generate tables only. The parser file contains just @code{#define} directives and static variable declarations. @@ -3548,34 +4100,32 @@ declarations. This option also tells Bison to write the C code for the grammar actions into a file named @file{@var{filename}.act}, in the form of a brace-surrounded body fit for a @code{switch} statement. +@end deffn -@item %no-lines +@deffn {Directive} %no-lines Don't generate any @code{#line} preprocessor commands in the parser file. Ordinarily Bison writes these commands in the parser file so that the C compiler and debuggers will associate errors and object code with your source file (the grammar file). This directive causes them to associate errors with the parser file, treating it an independent source file in its own right. +@end deffn -@item %output="@var{filename}" +@deffn {Directive} %output="@var{filename}" Specify the @var{filename} for the parser file. +@end deffn -@item %pure-parser +@deffn {Directive} %pure-parser Request a pure (reentrant) parser program (@pxref{Pure Decl, ,A Pure (Reentrant) Parser}). +@end deffn -@c @item %source-extension -@c Specify the extension of the parser output file. -@c -@c For example, a grammar file named @file{foo.yy} and containing a -@c @code{%source-extension .cpp} directive will produce a parser file -@c named @file{foo.tab.cpp} - -@item %token-table +@deffn {Directive} %token-table Generate an array of token names in the parser file. The name of the array is @code{yytname}; @code{yytname[@var{i}]} is the name of the token whose internal Bison token code number is @var{i}. The first -three elements of @code{yytname} are always @code{"$end"}, +three elements of @code{yytname} correspond to the predefined tokens +@code{"$end"}, @code{"error"}, and @code{"$undefined"}; after these come the symbols defined in the grammar file. @@ -3603,21 +4153,19 @@ The number of grammar rules, @item YYNSTATES The number of parser states (@pxref{Parser States}). @end table +@end deffn -@item %verbose +@deffn {Directive} %verbose Write an extra output file containing verbose descriptions of the parser states and what is done for each type of look-ahead token in that state. @xref{Understanding, , Understanding Your Parser}, for more information. +@end deffn - - -@item %yacc +@deffn {Directive} %yacc Pretend the option @option{--yacc} was given, i.e., imitate Yacc, including its naming conventions. @xref{Bison Options}, for more. -@end table - - +@end deffn @node Multiple Parsers @@ -3635,9 +4183,9 @@ instead of @samp{yy}. You can use this to give each parser distinct names that do not conflict. The precise list of symbols renamed is @code{yyparse}, @code{yylex}, -@code{yyerror}, @code{yynerrs}, @code{yylval}, @code{yychar} and -@code{yydebug}. For example, if you use @samp{-p c}, the names become -@code{cparse}, @code{clex}, and so on. +@code{yyerror}, @code{yynerrs}, @code{yylval}, @code{yylloc}, +@code{yychar} and @code{yydebug}. For example, if you use @samp{-p c}, +the names become @code{cparse}, @code{clex}, and so on. @strong{All the other variables and macros associated with Bison are not renamed.} These others are not global; there is no conflict if the same @@ -3682,47 +4230,90 @@ encounters end-of-input or an unrecoverable syntax error. You can also write an action which directs @code{yyparse} to return immediately without reading further. + +@deftypefun int yyparse (void) The value returned by @code{yyparse} is 0 if parsing was successful (return is due to end-of-input). The value is 1 if parsing failed (return is due to a syntax error). +@end deftypefun In an action, you can cause immediate return from @code{yyparse} by using these macros: -@table @code -@item YYACCEPT +@defmac YYACCEPT @findex YYACCEPT Return immediately with value 0 (to report success). +@end defmac -@item YYABORT +@defmac YYABORT @findex YYABORT Return immediately with value 1 (to report failure). -@end table +@end defmac -@node Lexical -@section The Lexical Analyzer Function @code{yylex} -@findex yylex -@cindex lexical analyzer +If you use a reentrant parser, you can optionally pass additional +parameter information to it in a reentrant way. To do so, use the +declaration @code{%parse-param}: -The @dfn{lexical analyzer} function, @code{yylex}, recognizes tokens from -the input stream and returns them to the parser. Bison does not create -this function automatically; you must write it so that @code{yyparse} can -call it. The function is sometimes referred to as a lexical scanner. +@deffn {Directive} %parse-param @{@var{argument-declaration}@} +@findex %parse-param +Declare that an argument declared by @code{argument-declaration} is an +additional @code{yyparse} argument. +The @var{argument-declaration} is used when declaring +functions or prototypes. The last identifier in +@var{argument-declaration} must be the argument name. +@end deffn -In simple programs, @code{yylex} is often defined at the end of the Bison -grammar file. If @code{yylex} is defined in a separate source file, you -need to arrange for the token-type macro definitions to be available there. -To do this, use the @samp{-d} option when you run Bison, so that it will -write these macro definitions into a separate header file -@file{@var{name}.tab.h} which you can include in the other source files -that need it. @xref{Invocation, ,Invoking Bison}. +Here's an example. Write this in the parser: -@menu -* Calling Convention:: How @code{yyparse} calls @code{yylex}. -* Token Values:: How @code{yylex} must return the semantic value - of the token it has read. -* Token Positions:: How @code{yylex} must return the text position +@example +%parse-param @{int *nastiness@} +%parse-param @{int *randomness@} +@end example + +@noindent +Then call the parser like this: + +@example +@{ + int nastiness, randomness; + @dots{} /* @r{Store proper data in @code{nastiness} and @code{randomness}.} */ + value = yyparse (&nastiness, &randomness); + @dots{} +@} +@end example + +@noindent +In the grammar actions, use expressions like this to refer to the data: + +@example +exp: @dots{} @{ @dots{}; *randomness += 1; @dots{} @} +@end example + + +@node Lexical +@section The Lexical Analyzer Function @code{yylex} +@findex yylex +@cindex lexical analyzer + +The @dfn{lexical analyzer} function, @code{yylex}, recognizes tokens from +the input stream and returns them to the parser. Bison does not create +this function automatically; you must write it so that @code{yyparse} can +call it. The function is sometimes referred to as a lexical scanner. + +In simple programs, @code{yylex} is often defined at the end of the Bison +grammar file. If @code{yylex} is defined in a separate source file, you +need to arrange for the token-type macro definitions to be available there. +To do this, use the @samp{-d} option when you run Bison, so that it will +write these macro definitions into a separate header file +@file{@var{name}.tab.h} which you can include in the other source files +that need it. @xref{Invocation, ,Invoking Bison}. + +@menu +* Calling Convention:: How @code{yyparse} calls @code{yylex}. +* Token Values:: How @code{yylex} must return the semantic value + of the token it has read. +* Token Locations:: How @code{yylex} must return the text location (line number, etc.) of the token, if the actions want that. * Pure Calling:: How the calling convention differs @@ -3796,8 +4387,8 @@ for (i = 0; i < YYNTOKENS; i++) @{ if (yytname[i] != 0 && yytname[i][0] == '"' - && strncmp (yytname[i] + 1, token_buffer, - strlen (token_buffer)) + && ! strncmp (yytname[i] + 1, token_buffer, + strlen (token_buffer)) && yytname[i][strlen (token_buffer) + 1] == '"' && yytname[i][strlen (token_buffer) + 2] == 0) break; @@ -3855,8 +4446,8 @@ then the code in @code{yylex} might look like this: @end group @end example -@node Token Positions -@subsection Textual Positions of Tokens +@node Token Locations +@subsection Textual Locations of Tokens @vindex yylloc If you are using the @samp{@@@var{n}}-feature (@pxref{Locations, , @@ -3899,89 +4490,51 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *lvalp, YYLTYPE *llocp) @end example If the grammar file does not use the @samp{@@} constructs to refer to -textual positions, then the type @code{YYLTYPE} will not be defined. In +textual locations, then the type @code{YYLTYPE} will not be defined. In this case, omit the second argument; @code{yylex} will be called with only one argument. -@vindex YYPARSE_PARAM -If you use a reentrant parser, you can optionally pass additional -parameter information to it in a reentrant way. To do so, define the -macro @code{YYPARSE_PARAM} as a variable name. This modifies the -@code{yyparse} function to accept one argument, of type @code{void *}, -with that name. - -When you call @code{yyparse}, pass the address of an object, casting the -address to @code{void *}. The grammar actions can refer to the contents -of the object by casting the pointer value back to its proper type and -then dereferencing it. Here's an example. Write this in the parser: -@example -%@{ -struct parser_control -@{ - int nastiness; - int randomness; -@}; +If you wish to pass the additional parameter data to @code{yylex}, use +@code{%lex-param} just like @code{%parse-param} (@pxref{Parser +Function}). -#define YYPARSE_PARAM parm -%@} -@end example +@deffn {Directive} lex-param @{@var{argument-declaration}@} +@findex %lex-param +Declare that @code{argument-declaration} is an additional @code{yylex} +argument declaration. +@end deffn -@noindent -Then call the parser like this: +For instance: @example -struct parser_control -@{ - int nastiness; - int randomness; -@}; - -@dots{} - -@{ - struct parser_control foo; - @dots{} /* @r{Store proper data in @code{foo}.} */ - value = yyparse ((void *) &foo); - @dots{} -@} +%parse-param @{int *nastiness@} +%lex-param @{int *nastiness@} +%parse-param @{int *randomness@} @end example @noindent -In the grammar actions, use expressions like this to refer to the data: +results in the following signature: @example -((struct parser_control *) parm)->randomness +int yylex (int *nastiness); +int yyparse (int *nastiness, int *randomness); @end example -@vindex YYLEX_PARAM -If you wish to pass the additional parameter data to @code{yylex}, -define the macro @code{YYLEX_PARAM} just like @code{YYPARSE_PARAM}, as -shown here: +If @code{%pure-parser} is added: @example -%@{ -struct parser_control -@{ - int nastiness; - int randomness; -@}; - -#define YYPARSE_PARAM parm -#define YYLEX_PARAM parm -%@} +int yylex (YYSTYPE *lvalp, int *nastiness); +int yyparse (int *nastiness, int *randomness); @end example -You should then define @code{yylex} to accept one additional -argument---the value of @code{parm}. (This makes either two or three -arguments in total, depending on whether an argument of type -@code{YYLTYPE} is passed.) You can declare the argument as a pointer to -the proper object type, or you can declare it as @code{void *} and -access the contents as shown above. +@noindent +and finally, if both @code{%pure-parser} and @code{%locations} are used: -You can use @samp{%pure-parser} to request a reentrant parser without -also using @code{YYPARSE_PARAM}. Then you should call @code{yyparse} -with no arguments, as usual. +@example +int yylex (YYSTYPE *lvalp, YYLTYPE *llocp, int *nastiness); +int yyparse (int *nastiness, int *randomness); +@end example @node Error Reporting @section The Error Reporting Function @code{yyerror} @@ -3990,7 +4543,7 @@ with no arguments, as usual. @cindex parse error @cindex syntax error -The Bison parser detects a @dfn{parse error} or @dfn{syntax error} +The Bison parser detects a @dfn{syntax error} or @dfn{parse error} whenever it reads a token which cannot satisfy any syntax rule. An action in the grammar can also explicitly proclaim an error, using the macro @code{YYERROR} (@pxref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use @@ -3999,16 +4552,14 @@ in Actions}). The Bison parser expects to report the error by calling an error reporting function named @code{yyerror}, which you must supply. It is called by @code{yyparse} whenever a syntax error is found, and it -receives one argument. For a parse error, the string is normally -@w{@code{"parse error"}}. +receives one argument. For a syntax error, the string is normally +@w{@code{"syntax error"}}. -@findex YYERROR_VERBOSE -If you define the macro @code{YYERROR_VERBOSE} in the Bison declarations -section (@pxref{Bison Declarations, ,The Bison Declarations Section}), -then Bison provides a more verbose and specific error message string -instead of just plain @w{@code{"parse error"}}. It doesn't matter what -definition you use for @code{YYERROR_VERBOSE}, just whether you define -it. +@findex %error-verbose +If you invoke the directive @code{%error-verbose} in the Bison +declarations section (@pxref{Bison Declarations, ,The Bison Declarations +Section}), then Bison provides a more verbose and specific error message +string instead of just plain @w{@code{"syntax error"}}. The parser can detect one other kind of error: stack overflow. This happens when the input contains constructions that are very deeply @@ -4023,7 +4574,7 @@ The following definition suffices in simple programs: @example @group void -yyerror (char *s) +yyerror (char const *s) @{ @end group @group @@ -4037,6 +4588,64 @@ error recovery if you have written suitable error recovery grammar rules (@pxref{Error Recovery}). If recovery is impossible, @code{yyparse} will immediately return 1. +Obviously, in location tracking pure parsers, @code{yyerror} should have +an access to the current location. +This is indeed the case for the @acronym{GLR} +parsers, but not for the Yacc parser, for historical reasons. I.e., if +@samp{%locations %pure-parser} is passed then the prototypes for +@code{yyerror} are: + +@example +void yyerror (char const *msg); /* Yacc parsers. */ +void yyerror (YYLTYPE *locp, char const *msg); /* GLR parsers. */ +@end example + +If @samp{%parse-param @{int *nastiness@}} is used, then: + +@example +void yyerror (int *nastiness, char const *msg); /* Yacc parsers. */ +void yyerror (int *nastiness, char const *msg); /* GLR parsers. */ +@end example + +Finally, @acronym{GLR} and Yacc parsers share the same @code{yyerror} calling +convention for absolutely pure parsers, i.e., when the calling +convention of @code{yylex} @emph{and} the calling convention of +@code{%pure-parser} are pure. I.e.: + +@example +/* Location tracking. */ +%locations +/* Pure yylex. */ +%pure-parser +%lex-param @{int *nastiness@} +/* Pure yyparse. */ +%parse-param @{int *nastiness@} +%parse-param @{int *randomness@} +@end example + +@noindent +results in the following signatures for all the parser kinds: + +@example +int yylex (YYSTYPE *lvalp, YYLTYPE *llocp, int *nastiness); +int yyparse (int *nastiness, int *randomness); +void yyerror (YYLTYPE *locp, + int *nastiness, int *randomness, + char const *msg); +@end example + +@noindent +The prototypes are only indications of how the code produced by Bison +uses @code{yyerror}. Bison-generated code always ignores the returned +value, so @code{yyerror} can return any type, including @code{void}. +Also, @code{yyerror} can be a variadic function; that is why the +message is always passed last. + +Traditionally @code{yyerror} returns an @code{int} that is always +ignored, but this is purely for historical reasons, and @code{void} is +preferable since it more accurately describes the return type for +@code{yyerror}. + @vindex yynerrs The variable @code{yynerrs} contains the number of syntax errors encountered so far. Normally this variable is global; but if you @@ -4051,38 +4660,43 @@ then it is a local variable which only the actions can access. Here is a table of Bison constructs, variables and macros that are useful in actions. -@table @samp -@item $$ +@deffn {Variable} $$ Acts like a variable that contains the semantic value for the grouping made by the current rule. @xref{Actions}. +@end deffn -@item $@var{n} +@deffn {Variable} $@var{n} Acts like a variable that contains the semantic value for the @var{n}th component of the current rule. @xref{Actions}. +@end deffn -@item $<@var{typealt}>$ +@deffn {Variable} $<@var{typealt}>$ Like @code{$$} but specifies alternative @var{typealt} in the union specified by the @code{%union} declaration. @xref{Action Types, ,Data Types of Values in Actions}. +@end deffn -@item $<@var{typealt}>@var{n} +@deffn {Variable} $<@var{typealt}>@var{n} Like @code{$@var{n}} but specifies alternative @var{typealt} in the union specified by the @code{%union} declaration. @xref{Action Types, ,Data Types of Values in Actions}. +@end deffn -@item YYABORT; +@deffn {Macro} YYABORT; Return immediately from @code{yyparse}, indicating failure. @xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn -@item YYACCEPT; +@deffn {Macro} YYACCEPT; Return immediately from @code{yyparse}, indicating success. @xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn -@item YYBACKUP (@var{token}, @var{value}); +@deffn {Macro} YYBACKUP (@var{token}, @var{value}); @findex YYBACKUP Unshift a token. This macro is allowed only for rules that reduce a single value, and only when there is no look-ahead token. -It is also disallowed in GLR parsers. +It is also disallowed in @acronym{GLR} parsers. It installs a look-ahead token with token type @var{token} and semantic value @var{value}; then it discards the value that was going to be reduced by this rule. @@ -4093,42 +4707,49 @@ a message @samp{cannot back up} and performs ordinary error recovery. In either case, the rest of the action is not executed. +@end deffn -@item YYEMPTY +@deffn {Macro} YYEMPTY @vindex YYEMPTY Value stored in @code{yychar} when there is no look-ahead token. +@end deffn -@item YYERROR; +@deffn {Macro} YYERROR; @findex YYERROR Cause an immediate syntax error. This statement initiates error recovery just as if the parser itself had detected an error; however, it does not call @code{yyerror}, and does not print any message. If you want to print an error message, call @code{yyerror} explicitly before the @samp{YYERROR;} statement. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item YYRECOVERING +@deffn {Macro} YYRECOVERING This macro stands for an expression that has the value 1 when the parser is recovering from a syntax error, and 0 the rest of the time. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item yychar +@deffn {Variable} yychar Variable containing the current look-ahead token. (In a pure parser, this is actually a local variable within @code{yyparse}.) When there is no look-ahead token, the value @code{YYEMPTY} is stored in the variable. @xref{Look-Ahead, ,Look-Ahead Tokens}. +@end deffn -@item yyclearin; +@deffn {Macro} yyclearin; Discard the current look-ahead token. This is useful primarily in error rules. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item yyerrok; +@deffn {Macro} yyerrok; Resume generating error messages immediately for subsequent syntax errors. This is useful primarily in error rules. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item @@$ +@deffn {Value} @@$ @findex @@$ -Acts like a structure variable containing information on the textual position +Acts like a structure variable containing information on the textual location of the grouping made by the current rule. @xref{Locations, , Tracking Locations}. @@ -4150,14 +4771,15 @@ Tracking Locations}. @c those members. @c The use of this feature makes the parser noticeably slower. +@end deffn -@item @@@var{n} +@deffn {Value} @@@var{n} @findex @@@var{n} -Acts like a structure variable containing information on the textual position +Acts like a structure variable containing information on the textual location of the @var{n}th component of the current rule. @xref{Locations, , Tracking Locations}. +@end deffn -@end table @node Algorithm @chapter The Bison Parser Algorithm @@ -4569,6 +5191,28 @@ exp: @dots{} @end group @end example +@ifset defaultprec +If you forget to append @code{%prec UMINUS} to the rule for unary +minus, Bison silently assumes that minus has its usual precedence. +This kind of problem can be tricky to debug, since one typically +discovers the mistake only by testing the code. + +The @code{%no-default-prec;} declaration makes it easier to discover +this kind of problem systematically. It causes rules that lack a +@code{%prec} modifier to have no precedence, even if the last terminal +symbol mentioned in their components has a declared precedence. + +If @code{%no-default-prec;} is in effect, you must specify @code{%prec} +for all rules that participate in precedence conflict resolution. +Then you will see any shift/reduce conflict until you tell Bison how +to resolve it, either by changing your grammar or by adding an +explicit precedence. This will probably add declarations to the +grammar, but it helps to protect against incorrect rule precedences. + +The effect of @code{%no-default-prec;} can be reversed by giving +@code{%default-prec;}, which is the default. +@end ifset + @node Parser States @section Parser States @cindex finite-state machine @@ -4751,12 +5395,13 @@ name_list: It would seem that this grammar can be parsed with only a single token of look-ahead: when a @code{param_spec} is being read, an @code{ID} is a @code{name} if a comma or colon follows, or a @code{type} if another -@code{ID} follows. In other words, this grammar is LR(1). +@code{ID} follows. In other words, this grammar is @acronym{LR}(1). -@cindex LR(1) -@cindex LALR(1) +@cindex @acronym{LR}(1) +@cindex @acronym{LALR}(1) However, Bison, like most parser generators, cannot actually handle all -LR(1) grammars. In this grammar, two contexts, that after an @code{ID} +@acronym{LR}(1) grammars. In this grammar, two contexts, that after +an @code{ID} at the beginning of a @code{param_spec} and likewise at the beginning of a @code{return_spec}, are similar enough that Bison assumes they are the same. They appear similar because the same set of rules would be @@ -4765,11 +5410,12 @@ a @code{type}. Bison is unable to determine at that stage of processing that the rules would require different look-ahead tokens in the two contexts, so it makes a single parser state for them both. Combining the two contexts causes a conflict later. In parser terminology, this -occurrence means that the grammar is not LALR(1). +occurrence means that the grammar is not @acronym{LALR}(1). In general, it is better to fix deficiencies than to document them. But this particular deficiency is intrinsically hard to fix; parser -generators that can handle LR(1) grammars are hard to write and tend to +generators that can handle @acronym{LR}(1) grammars are hard to write +and tend to produce parsers that are very large. In practice, Bison is more useful as it is now. @@ -4819,21 +5465,21 @@ return_spec: @end example @node Generalized LR Parsing -@section Generalized LR (GLR) Parsing -@cindex GLR parsing -@cindex generalized LR (GLR) parsing +@section Generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) Parsing +@cindex @acronym{GLR} parsing +@cindex generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parsing @cindex ambiguous grammars @cindex non-deterministic parsing Bison produces @emph{deterministic} parsers that choose uniquely when to reduce and which reduction to apply -based on a summary of the preceding input and on one extra token of lookahead. +based on a summary of the preceding input and on one extra token of look-ahead. As a result, normal Bison handles a proper subset of the family of context-free languages. Ambiguous grammars, since they have strings with more than one possible sequence of reductions cannot have deterministic parsers in this sense. The same is true of languages that require more than one symbol of -lookahead, since the parser lacks the information necessary to make a +look-ahead, since the parser lacks the information necessary to make a decision at the point it must be made in a shift-reduce parser. Finally, as previously mentioned (@pxref{Mystery Conflicts}), there are languages where Bison's particular choice of how to @@ -4841,16 +5487,18 @@ summarize the input seen so far loses necessary information. When you use the @samp{%glr-parser} declaration in your grammar file, Bison generates a parser that uses a different algorithm, called -Generalized LR (or GLR). A Bison GLR parser uses the same basic +Generalized @acronym{LR} (or @acronym{GLR}). A Bison @acronym{GLR} +parser uses the same basic algorithm for parsing as an ordinary Bison parser, but behaves differently in cases where there is a shift-reduce conflict that has not been resolved by precedence rules (@pxref{Precedence}) or a -reduce-reduce conflict. When a GLR parser encounters such a situation, it +reduce-reduce conflict. When a @acronym{GLR} parser encounters such a +situation, it effectively @emph{splits} into a several parsers, one for each possible shift or reduction. These parsers then proceed as usual, consuming tokens in lock-step. Some of the stacks may encounter other conflicts and split further, with the result that instead of a sequence of states, -a Bison GLR parsing stack is what is in effect a tree of states. +a Bison @acronym{GLR} parsing stack is what is in effect a tree of states. In effect, each stack represents a guess as to what the proper parse is. Additional input may indicate that a guess was wrong, in which case @@ -4866,7 +5514,7 @@ grammar symbol that produces the same segment of the input token stream. Whenever the parser makes a transition from having multiple -states to having one, it reverts to the normal LALR(1) parsing +states to having one, it reverts to the normal @acronym{LALR}(1) parsing algorithm, after resolving and executing the saved-up actions. At this transition, some of the states on the stack will have semantic values that are sets (actually multisets) of possible actions. The @@ -4878,9 +5526,10 @@ rules by the @samp{%merge} declaration, Bison resolves and evaluates both and then calls the merge function on the result. Otherwise, it reports an ambiguity. -It is possible to use a data structure for the GLR parsing tree that -permits the processing of any LALR(1) grammar in linear time (in the -size of the input), any unambiguous (not necessarily LALR(1)) grammar in +It is possible to use a data structure for the @acronym{GLR} parsing tree that +permits the processing of any @acronym{LALR}(1) grammar in linear time (in the +size of the input), any unambiguous (not necessarily +@acronym{LALR}(1)) grammar in quadratic worst-case time, and any general (possibly ambiguous) context-free grammar in cubic worst-case time. However, Bison currently uses a simpler data structure that requires time proportional to the @@ -4890,10 +5539,17 @@ grammars can require exponential time and space to process. Such badly behaving examples, however, are not generally of practical interest. Usually, non-determinism in a grammar is local---the parser is ``in doubt'' only for a few tokens at a time. Therefore, the current data -structure should generally be adequate. On LALR(1) portions of a +structure should generally be adequate. On @acronym{LALR}(1) portions of a grammar, in particular, it is only slightly slower than with the default Bison parser. +For a more detailed exposition of @acronym{GLR} parsers, please see: Elizabeth +Scott, Adrian Johnstone and Shamsa Sadaf Hussain, Tomita-Style +Generalised @acronym{LR} Parsers, Royal Holloway, University of +London, Department of Computer Science, TR-00-12, +@uref{http://www.cs.rhul.ac.uk/research/languages/publications/tomita_style_1.ps}, +(2000-12-24). + @node Stack Overflow @section Stack Overflow, and How to Avoid It @cindex stack overflow @@ -4905,7 +5561,7 @@ not reduced. When this happens, the parser function @code{yyparse} returns a nonzero value, pausing only to call @code{yyerror} to report the overflow. -Becaue Bison parsers have growing stacks, hitting the upper limit +Because Bison parsers have growing stacks, hitting the upper limit usually results from using a right recursion instead of a left recursion, @xref{Recursion, ,Recursive Rules}. @@ -4933,18 +5589,18 @@ macro @code{YYINITDEPTH}. This value too must be a compile-time constant integer. The default is 200. @c FIXME: C++ output. -Because of semantical differences between C and C++, the LALR(1) parsers -in C produced by Bison by compiled as C++ cannot grow. In this precise -case (compiling a C parser as C++) you are suggested to grow -@code{YYINITDEPTH}. In the near future, a C++ output output will be -provided which addresses this issue. +Because of semantical differences between C and C++, the +@acronym{LALR}(1) parsers in C produced by Bison by compiled as C++ +cannot grow. In this precise case (compiling a C parser as C++) you are +suggested to grow @code{YYINITDEPTH}. In the near future, a C++ output +output will be provided which addresses this issue. @node Error Recovery @chapter Error Recovery @cindex error recovery @cindex recovery from errors -It is not usually acceptable to have a program terminate on a parse +It is not usually acceptable to have a program terminate on a syntax error. For example, a compiler should recover sufficiently to parse the rest of the input file and check it for errors; a calculator should accept another expression. @@ -4986,15 +5642,17 @@ will be tokens to read before the next newline. So the rule is not applicable in the ordinary way. But Bison can force the situation to fit the rule, by discarding part of -the semantic context and part of the input. First it discards states and -objects from the stack until it gets back to a state in which the +the semantic context and part of the input. First it discards states +and objects from the stack until it gets back to a state in which the @code{error} token is acceptable. (This means that the subexpressions -already parsed are discarded, back to the last complete @code{stmnts}.) At -this point the @code{error} token can be shifted. Then, if the old +already parsed are discarded, back to the last complete @code{stmnts}.) +At this point the @code{error} token can be shifted. Then, if the old look-ahead token is not acceptable to be shifted next, the parser reads tokens and discards them until it finds a token which is acceptable. In -this example, Bison reads and discards input until the next newline -so that the fourth rule can apply. +this example, Bison reads and discards input until the next newline so +that the fourth rule can apply. Note that discarded symbols are +possible sources of memory leaks, see @ref{Destructor Decl, , Freeing +Discarded Symbols}, for a means to reclaim this memory. The choice of error rules in the grammar is a choice of strategies for error recovery. A simple and useful strategy is simply to skip the rest of @@ -5045,7 +5703,7 @@ this is unacceptable, then the macro @code{yyclearin} may be used to clear this token. Write the statement @samp{yyclearin;} in the error rule's action. -For example, suppose that on a parse error, an error handling routine is +For example, suppose that on a syntax error, an error handling routine is called that advances the input stream to some point where parsing should once again commence. The next symbol returned by the lexical scanner is probably correct. The previous look-ahead token ought to be discarded @@ -5090,7 +5748,7 @@ This looks like a function call statement, but if @code{foo} is a typedef name, then this is actually a declaration of @code{x}. How can a Bison parser for C decide how to parse this input? -The method used in GNU C is to have two different token types, +The method used in @acronym{GNU} C is to have two different token types, @code{IDENTIFIER} and @code{TYPENAME}. When @code{yylex} finds an identifier, it looks up the current declaration of the identifier in order to decide which token type to return: @code{TYPENAME} if the identifier is @@ -5168,7 +5826,9 @@ as an identifier if it appears in that context. Here is how you can do it: @example @group %@{ -int hexflag; + int hexflag; + int yylex (void); + void yyerror (char const *); %@} %% @dots{} @@ -5283,7 +5943,7 @@ As documented elsewhere (@pxref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm}) Bison parsers are @dfn{shift/reduce automata}. In some cases (much more frequent than one would hope), looking at this automaton is required to tune or simply fix a parser. Bison provides two different -representation of it, either textually or graphically (as a @sc{vcg} +representation of it, either textually or graphically (as a @acronym{VCG} file). The textual file is generated when the options @option{--report} or @@ -5316,8 +5976,8 @@ useless: STR; @example calc.y: warning: 1 useless nonterminal and 1 useless rule calc.y:11.1-7: warning: useless nonterminal: useless -calc.y:11.8-12: warning: useless rule: useless: STR -calc.y contains 7 shift/reduce conflicts. +calc.y:11.10-12: warning: useless rule: useless: STR +calc.y: conflicts: 7 shift/reduce @end example When given @option{--report=state}, in addition to @file{calc.tab.c}, it @@ -5339,10 +5999,10 @@ Conflict in state 8 between rule 2 and token '*' resolved as shift. The next section lists states that still have conflicts. @example -State 8 contains 1 shift/reduce conflict. -State 9 contains 1 shift/reduce conflict. -State 10 contains 1 shift/reduce conflict. -State 11 contains 4 shift/reduce conflicts. +State 8 conflicts: 1 shift/reduce +State 9 conflicts: 1 shift/reduce +State 10 conflicts: 1 shift/reduce +State 11 conflicts: 4 shift/reduce @end example @noindent @@ -5420,9 +6080,9 @@ state 0 $accept -> . exp $ (rule 0) - NUM shift, and go to state 1 + NUM shift, and go to state 1 - exp go to state 2 + exp go to state 2 @end example This reads as follows: ``state 0 corresponds to being at the very @@ -5430,16 +6090,16 @@ beginning of the parsing, in the initial rule, right before the start symbol (here, @code{exp}). When the parser returns to this state right after having reduced a rule that produced an @code{exp}, the control flow jumps to state 2. If there is no such transition on a nonterminal -symbol, and the lookahead is a @code{NUM}, then this token is shifted on +symbol, and the look-ahead is a @code{NUM}, then this token is shifted on the parse stack, and the control flow jumps to state 1. Any other -lookahead triggers a parse error.'' +look-ahead triggers a syntax error.'' @cindex core, item set @cindex item set core @cindex kernel, item set @cindex item set core Even though the only active rule in state 0 seems to be rule 0, the -report lists @code{NUM} as a lookahead symbol because @code{NUM} can be +report lists @code{NUM} as a look-ahead token because @code{NUM} can be at the beginning of any rule deriving an @code{exp}. By default Bison reports the so-called @dfn{core} or @dfn{kernel} of the item set, but if you want to see more detail you can invoke @command{bison} with @@ -5469,11 +6129,11 @@ state 1 exp -> NUM . (rule 5) - $default reduce using rule 5 (exp) + $default reduce using rule 5 (exp) @end example @noindent -the rule 5, @samp{exp: NUM;}, is completed. Whatever the lookahead +the rule 5, @samp{exp: NUM;}, is completed. Whatever the look-ahead token (@samp{$default}), the parser will reduce it. If it was coming from state 0, then, after this reduction it will return to state 0, and will jump to state 2 (@samp{exp: go to state 2}). @@ -5487,20 +6147,20 @@ state 2 exp -> exp . '*' exp (rule 3) exp -> exp . '/' exp (rule 4) - $ shift, and go to state 3 - '+' shift, and go to state 4 - '-' shift, and go to state 5 - '*' shift, and go to state 6 - '/' shift, and go to state 7 + $ shift, and go to state 3 + '+' shift, and go to state 4 + '-' shift, and go to state 5 + '*' shift, and go to state 6 + '/' shift, and go to state 7 @end example @noindent In state 2, the automaton can only shift a symbol. For instance, -because of the item @samp{exp -> exp . '+' exp}, if the lookahead if +because of the item @samp{exp -> exp . '+' exp}, if the look-ahead if @samp{+}, it will be shifted on the parse stack, and the automaton control will jump to state 4, corresponding to the item @samp{exp -> exp '+' . exp}. Since there is no default action, any other token than -those listed above will trigger a parse error. +those listed above will trigger a syntax error. The state 3 is named the @dfn{final state}, or the @dfn{accepting state}: @@ -5510,7 +6170,7 @@ state 3 $accept -> exp $ . (rule 0) - $default accept + $default accept @end example @noindent @@ -5525,37 +6185,37 @@ state 4 exp -> exp '+' . exp (rule 1) - NUM shift, and go to state 1 + NUM shift, and go to state 1 - exp go to state 8 + exp go to state 8 state 5 exp -> exp '-' . exp (rule 2) - NUM shift, and go to state 1 + NUM shift, and go to state 1 - exp go to state 9 + exp go to state 9 state 6 exp -> exp '*' . exp (rule 3) - NUM shift, and go to state 1 + NUM shift, and go to state 1 - exp go to state 10 + exp go to state 10 state 7 exp -> exp '/' . exp (rule 4) - NUM shift, and go to state 1 + NUM shift, and go to state 1 - exp go to state 11 + exp go to state 11 @end example -As was announced in beginning of the report, @samp{State 8 contains 1 -shift/reduce conflict}: +As was announced in beginning of the report, @samp{State 8 conflicts: +1 shift/reduce}: @example state 8 @@ -5566,14 +6226,14 @@ state 8 exp -> exp . '*' exp (rule 3) exp -> exp . '/' exp (rule 4) - '*' shift, and go to state 6 - '/' shift, and go to state 7 + '*' shift, and go to state 6 + '/' shift, and go to state 7 - '/' [reduce using rule 1 (exp)] - $default reduce using rule 1 (exp) + '/' [reduce using rule 1 (exp)] + $default reduce using rule 1 (exp) @end example -Indeed, there are two actions associated to the lookahead @samp{/}: +Indeed, there are two actions associated to the look-ahead @samp{/}: either shifting (and going to state 7), or reducing rule 1. The conflict means that either the grammar is ambiguous, or the parser lacks information to make the right decision. Indeed the grammar is @@ -5582,7 +6242,7 @@ sentence @samp{NUM + NUM / NUM} can be parsed as @samp{NUM + (NUM / NUM)}, which corresponds to shifting @samp{/}, or as @samp{(NUM + NUM) / NUM}, which corresponds to reducing rule 1. -Because in LALR(1) parsing a single decision can be made, Bison +Because in @acronym{LALR}(1) parsing a single decision can be made, Bison arbitrarily chose to disable the reduction, see @ref{Shift/Reduce, , Shift/Reduce Conflicts}. Discarded actions are reported in between square brackets. @@ -5591,14 +6251,14 @@ Note that all the previous states had a single possible action: either shifting the next token and going to the corresponding state, or reducing a single rule. In the other cases, i.e., when shifting @emph{and} reducing is possible or when @emph{several} reductions are -possible, the lookahead is required to select the action. State 8 is -one such state: if the lookahead is @samp{*} or @samp{/} then the action +possible, the look-ahead is required to select the action. State 8 is +one such state: if the look-ahead is @samp{*} or @samp{/} then the action is shifting, otherwise the action is reducing rule 1. In other words, the first two items, corresponding to rule 1, are not eligible when the -lookahead is @samp{*}, since we specified that @samp{*} has higher -precedence that @samp{+}. More generally, some items are eligible only -with some set of possible lookaheads. When run with -@option{--report=lookahead}, Bison specifies these lookaheads: +look-ahead token is @samp{*}, since we specified that @samp{*} has higher +precedence than @samp{+}. More generally, some items are eligible only +with some set of possible look-ahead tokens. When run with +@option{--report=look-ahead}, Bison specifies these look-ahead tokens: @example state 8 @@ -5627,11 +6287,11 @@ state 9 exp -> exp . '*' exp (rule 3) exp -> exp . '/' exp (rule 4) - '*' shift, and go to state 6 - '/' shift, and go to state 7 + '*' shift, and go to state 6 + '/' shift, and go to state 7 - '/' [reduce using rule 2 (exp)] - $default reduce using rule 2 (exp) + '/' [reduce using rule 2 (exp)] + $default reduce using rule 2 (exp) state 10 @@ -5641,10 +6301,10 @@ state 10 exp -> exp '*' exp . (rule 3) exp -> exp . '/' exp (rule 4) - '/' shift, and go to state 7 + '/' shift, and go to state 7 - '/' [reduce using rule 3 (exp)] - $default reduce using rule 3 (exp) + '/' [reduce using rule 3 (exp)] + $default reduce using rule 3 (exp) state 11 @@ -5654,21 +6314,22 @@ state 11 exp -> exp . '/' exp (rule 4) exp -> exp '/' exp . (rule 4) - '+' shift, and go to state 4 - '-' shift, and go to state 5 - '*' shift, and go to state 6 - '/' shift, and go to state 7 + '+' shift, and go to state 4 + '-' shift, and go to state 5 + '*' shift, and go to state 6 + '/' shift, and go to state 7 - '+' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] - '-' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] - '*' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] - '/' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] - $default reduce using rule 4 (exp) + '+' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] + '-' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] + '*' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] + '/' [reduce using rule 4 (exp)] + $default reduce using rule 4 (exp) @end example @noindent -Observe that state 11 contains conflicts due to the lack of precedence -of @samp{/} wrt @samp{+}, @samp{-}, and @samp{*}, but also because the +Observe that state 11 contains conflicts not only due to the lack of +precedence of @samp{/} with respect to @samp{+}, @samp{-}, and +@samp{*}, but also because the associativity of @samp{/} is not specified. @@ -5687,21 +6348,22 @@ There are several means to enable compilation of trace facilities: @item the macro @code{YYDEBUG} @findex YYDEBUG Define the macro @code{YYDEBUG} to a nonzero value when you compile the -parser. This is compliant with POSIX Yacc. You could use +parser. This is compliant with @acronym{POSIX} Yacc. You could use @samp{-DYYDEBUG=1} as a compiler option or you could put @samp{#define YYDEBUG 1} in the prologue of the grammar file (@pxref{Prologue, , The Prologue}). @item the option @option{-t}, @option{--debug} Use the @samp{-t} option when you run Bison (@pxref{Invocation, -,Invoking Bison}). This is POSIX compliant too. +,Invoking Bison}). This is @acronym{POSIX} compliant too. @item the directive @samp{%debug} @findex %debug Add the @code{%debug} directive (@pxref{Decl Summary, ,Bison Declaration Summary}). This is a Bison extension, which will prove useful when Bison will output parsers for languages that don't use a -preprocessor. Useless POSIX and Yacc portability matter to you, this is +preprocessor. Unless @acronym{POSIX} and Yacc portability matter to +you, this is the preferred solution. @end table @@ -5765,15 +6427,20 @@ Here is an example of @code{YYPRINT} suitable for the multi-function calculator (@pxref{Mfcalc Decl, ,Declarations for @code{mfcalc}}): @smallexample -#define YYPRINT(file, type, value) yyprint (file, type, value) +%@{ + static void print_token_value (FILE *, int, YYSTYPE); + #define YYPRINT(file, type, value) print_token_value (file, type, value) +%@} + +@dots{} %% @dots{} %% @dots{} static void -yyprint (FILE *file, int type, YYSTYPE value) +print_token_value (FILE *file, int type, YYSTYPE value) @{ if (type == VAR) - fprintf (file, " %s", value.tptr->name); + fprintf (file, "%s", value.tptr->name); else if (type == NUM) - fprintf (file, " %d", value.val); + fprintf (file, "%d", value.val); @} @end smallexample @@ -5812,16 +6479,20 @@ bison -d @var{infile.yxx} will produce @file{infile.tab.cxx} and @file{infile.tab.hxx}, and @example -bison -d @var{infile.y} -o @var{output.c++} +bison -d -o @var{output.c++} @var{infile.y} @end example @noindent will produce @file{output.c++} and @file{outfile.h++}. +For compatibility with @acronym{POSIX}, the standard Bison +distribution also contains a shell script called @command{yacc} that +invokes Bison with the @option{-y} option. + @menu * Bison Options:: All the options described in detail, - in alphabetical order by short options. + in alphabetical order by short options. * Option Cross Key:: Alphabetical list of long options. -* VMS Invocation:: Bison command syntax on VMS. +* Yacc Library:: Yacc-compatible @code{yylex} and @code{main}. @end menu @node Bison Options @@ -5857,10 +6528,12 @@ Equivalent to @samp{-o y.tab.c}; the parser output file is called @file{y.tab.c}, and the other outputs are called @file{y.output} and @file{y.tab.h}. The purpose of this option is to imitate Yacc's output file name conventions. Thus, the following shell script can substitute -for Yacc: +for Yacc, and the Bison distribution contains such a script for +compatibility with @acronym{POSIX}: @example -bison -y $* +#! /bin/sh +bison -y "$@@" @end example @end table @@ -5912,8 +6585,7 @@ Adjust the output: @itemx --defines Pretend that @code{%defines} was specified, i.e., write an extra output file containing macro definitions for the token type names defined in -the grammar and the semantic value type @code{YYSTYPE}, as well as a few -@code{extern} variable declarations. @xref{Decl Summary}. +the grammar, as well as a few other declarations. @xref{Decl Summary}. @item --defines=@var{defines-file} Same as above, but save in the file @var{defines-file}. @@ -5931,11 +6603,11 @@ separated list of @var{things} among: @table @code @item state Description of the grammar, conflicts (resolved and unresolved), and -LALR automaton. +@acronym{LALR} automaton. -@item lookahead +@item look-ahead Implies @code{state} and augments the description of the automaton with -each rule's lookahead set. +each rule's look-ahead set. @item itemset Implies @code{state} and augments the description of the automaton with @@ -5958,8 +6630,9 @@ The other output files' names are constructed from @var{filename} as described under the @samp{-v} and @samp{-d} options. @item -g -Output a VCG definition of the LALR(1) grammar automaton computed by -Bison. If the grammar file is @file{foo.y}, the VCG output file will +Output a @acronym{VCG} definition of the @acronym{LALR}(1) grammar +automaton computed by Bison. If the grammar file is @file{foo.y}, the +@acronym{VCG} output file will be @file{foo.vcg}. @item --graph=@var{graph-file} @@ -6012,34 +6685,32 @@ the corresponding short option. @end example @end ifinfo -@node VMS Invocation -@section Invoking Bison under VMS -@cindex invoking Bison under VMS -@cindex VMS +@node Yacc Library +@section Yacc Library -The command line syntax for Bison on VMS is a variant of the usual -Bison command syntax---adapted to fit VMS conventions. +The Yacc library contains default implementations of the +@code{yyerror} and @code{main} functions. These default +implementations are normally not useful, but @acronym{POSIX} requires +them. To use the Yacc library, link your program with the +@option{-ly} option. Note that Bison's implementation of the Yacc +library is distributed under the terms of the @acronym{GNU} General +Public License (@pxref{Copying}). -To find the VMS equivalent for any Bison option, start with the long -option, and substitute a @samp{/} for the leading @samp{--}, and -substitute a @samp{_} for each @samp{-} in the name of the long option. -For example, the following invocation under VMS: +If you use the Yacc library's @code{yyerror} function, you should +declare @code{yyerror} as follows: @example -bison /debug/name_prefix=bar foo.y +int yyerror (char const *); @end example -@noindent -is equivalent to the following command under POSIX. +Bison ignores the @code{int} value returned by this @code{yyerror}. +If you use the Yacc library's @code{main} function, your +@code{yyparse} function should have the following type signature: @example -bison --debug --name-prefix=bar foo.y +int yyparse (void); @end example -The VMS file system does not permit filenames such as -@file{foo.tab.c}. In the above example, the output file -would instead be named @file{foo_tab.c}. - @c ================================================= Invoking Bison @node FAQ @@ -6052,6 +6723,10 @@ are addressed. @menu * Parser Stack Overflow:: Breaking the Stack Limits +* How Can I Reset the Parser:: @code{yyparse} Keeps some State +* Strings are Destroyed:: @code{yylval} Loses Track of Strings +* C++ Parsers:: Compiling Parsers with C++ Compilers +* Implementing Gotos/Loops:: Control Flow in the Calculator @end menu @node Parser Stack Overflow @@ -6065,299 +6740,589 @@ message. What can I do? This question is already addressed elsewhere, @xref{Recursion, ,Recursive Rules}. -@c ================================================= Table of Symbols +@node How Can I Reset the Parser +@section How Can I Reset the Parser -@node Table of Symbols -@appendix Bison Symbols -@cindex Bison symbols, table of -@cindex symbols in Bison, table of +The following phenomenon has several symptoms, resulting in the +following typical questions: -@table @code -@item @@$ -In an action, the location of the left-hand side of the rule. -@xref{Locations, , Locations Overview}. +@display +I invoke @code{yyparse} several times, and on correct input it works +properly; but when a parse error is found, all the other calls fail +too. How can I reset the error flag of @code{yyparse}? +@end display -@item @@@var{n} -In an action, the location of the @var{n}-th symbol of the right-hand -side of the rule. @xref{Locations, , Locations Overview}. +@noindent +or -@item $$ -In an action, the semantic value of the left-hand side of the rule. -@xref{Actions}. +@display +My parser includes support for an @samp{#include}-like feature, in +which case I run @code{yyparse} from @code{yyparse}. This fails +although I did specify I needed a @code{%pure-parser}. +@end display -@item $@var{n} -In an action, the semantic value of the @var{n}-th symbol of the -right-hand side of the rule. @xref{Actions}. +These problems typically come not from Bison itself, but from +Lex-generated scanners. Because these scanners use large buffers for +speed, they might not notice a change of input file. As a +demonstration, consider the following source file, +@file{first-line.l}: -@item $accept -The predefined nonterminal whose only rule is @samp{$accept: @var{start} -$end}, where @var{start} is the start symbol. @xref{Start Decl, , The -Start-Symbol}. It cannot be used in the grammar. +@verbatim +%{ +#include +#include +%} +%% +.*\n ECHO; return 1; +%% +int +yyparse (char const *file) +{ + yyin = fopen (file, "r"); + if (!yyin) + exit (2); + /* One token only. */ + yylex (); + if (fclose (yyin) != 0) + exit (3); + return 0; +} -@item $end -The predefined token marking the end of the token stream. It cannot be -used in the grammar. +int +main (void) +{ + yyparse ("input"); + yyparse ("input"); + return 0; +} +@end verbatim -@item $undefined -The predefined token onto which all undefined values returned by -@code{yylex} are mapped. It cannot be used in the grammar, rather, use -@code{error}. +@noindent +If the file @file{input} contains -@item error -A token name reserved for error recovery. This token may be used in -grammar rules so as to allow the Bison parser to recognize an error in -the grammar without halting the process. In effect, a sentence -containing an error may be recognized as valid. On a parse error, the -token @code{error} becomes the current look-ahead token. Actions -corresponding to @code{error} are then executed, and the look-ahead -token is reset to the token that originally caused the violation. -@xref{Error Recovery}. +@verbatim +input:1: Hello, +input:2: World! +@end verbatim -@item YYABORT -Macro to pretend that an unrecoverable syntax error has occurred, by -making @code{yyparse} return 1 immediately. The error reporting -function @code{yyerror} is not called. @xref{Parser Function, ,The -Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@noindent +then instead of getting the first line twice, you get: -@item YYACCEPT -Macro to pretend that a complete utterance of the language has been -read, by making @code{yyparse} return 0 immediately. -@xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@example +$ @kbd{flex -ofirst-line.c first-line.l} +$ @kbd{gcc -ofirst-line first-line.c -ll} +$ @kbd{./first-line} +input:1: Hello, +input:2: World! +@end example -@item YYBACKUP -Macro to discard a value from the parser stack and fake a look-ahead -token. @xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. +Therefore, whenever you change @code{yyin}, you must tell the +Lex-generated scanner to discard its current buffer and switch to the +new one. This depends upon your implementation of Lex; see its +documentation for more. For Flex, it suffices to call +@samp{YY_FLUSH_BUFFER} after each change to @code{yyin}. If your +Flex-generated scanner needs to read from several input streams to +handle features like include files, you might consider using Flex +functions like @samp{yy_switch_to_buffer} that manipulate multiple +input buffers. -@item YYDEBUG -Macro to define to equip the parser with tracing code. @xref{Tracing, -,Tracing Your Parser}. +If your Flex-generated scanner uses start conditions (@pxref{Start +conditions, , Start conditions, flex, The Flex Manual}), you might +also want to reset the scanner's state, i.e., go back to the initial +start condition, through a call to @samp{BEGIN (0)}. -@item YYERROR -Macro to pretend that a syntax error has just been detected: call -@code{yyerror} and then perform normal error recovery if possible -(@pxref{Error Recovery}), or (if recovery is impossible) make -@code{yyparse} return 1. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@node Strings are Destroyed +@section Strings are Destroyed -@item YYERROR_VERBOSE -Macro that you define with @code{#define} in the Bison declarations -section to request verbose, specific error message strings when -@code{yyerror} is called. +@display +My parser seems to destroy old strings, or maybe it loses track of +them. Instead of reporting @samp{"foo", "bar"}, it reports +@samp{"bar", "bar"}, or even @samp{"foo\nbar", "bar"}. +@end display -@item YYINITDEPTH -Macro for specifying the initial size of the parser stack. -@xref{Stack Overflow}. +This error is probably the single most frequent ``bug report'' sent to +Bison lists, but is only concerned with a misunderstanding of the role +of scanner. Consider the following Lex code: -@item YYLEX_PARAM -Macro for specifying an extra argument (or list of extra arguments) for -@code{yyparse} to pass to @code{yylex}. @xref{Pure Calling,, Calling -Conventions for Pure Parsers}. +@verbatim +%{ +#include +char *yylval = NULL; +%} +%% +.* yylval = yytext; return 1; +\n /* IGNORE */ +%% +int +main () +{ + /* Similar to using $1, $2 in a Bison action. */ + char *fst = (yylex (), yylval); + char *snd = (yylex (), yylval); + printf ("\"%s\", \"%s\"\n", fst, snd); + return 0; +} +@end verbatim -@item YYLTYPE -Macro for the data type of @code{yylloc}; a structure with four -members. @xref{Location Type, , Data Types of Locations}. +If you compile and run this code, you get: -@item yyltype -Default value for YYLTYPE. +@example +$ @kbd{flex -osplit-lines.c split-lines.l} +$ @kbd{gcc -osplit-lines split-lines.c -ll} +$ @kbd{printf 'one\ntwo\n' | ./split-lines} +"one +two", "two" +@end example -@item YYMAXDEPTH -Macro for specifying the maximum size of the parser stack. -@xref{Stack Overflow}. +@noindent +this is because @code{yytext} is a buffer provided for @emph{reading} +in the action, but if you want to keep it, you have to duplicate it +(e.g., using @code{strdup}). Note that the output may depend on how +your implementation of Lex handles @code{yytext}. For instance, when +given the Lex compatibility option @option{-l} (which triggers the +option @samp{%array}) Flex generates a different behavior: -@item YYPARSE_PARAM -Macro for specifying the name of a parameter that @code{yyparse} should -accept. @xref{Pure Calling,, Calling Conventions for Pure Parsers}. +@example +$ @kbd{flex -l -osplit-lines.c split-lines.l} +$ @kbd{gcc -osplit-lines split-lines.c -ll} +$ @kbd{printf 'one\ntwo\n' | ./split-lines} +"two", "two" +@end example -@item YYRECOVERING -Macro whose value indicates whether the parser is recovering from a -syntax error. @xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. -@item YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA -Macro used to control the use of @code{alloca}. If defined to @samp{0}, -the parser will not use @code{alloca} but @code{malloc} when trying to -grow its internal stacks. Do @emph{not} define @code{YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA} -to anything else. +@node C++ Parsers +@section C++ Parsers -@item YYSTYPE -Macro for the data type of semantic values; @code{int} by default. -@xref{Value Type, ,Data Types of Semantic Values}. +@display +How can I generate parsers in C++? +@end display -@item yychar -External integer variable that contains the integer value of the current -look-ahead token. (In a pure parser, it is a local variable within -@code{yyparse}.) Error-recovery rule actions may examine this variable. -@xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. +We are working on a C++ output for Bison, but unfortunately, for lack of +time, the skeleton is not finished. It is functional, but in numerous +respects, it will require additional work which @emph{might} break +backward compatibility. Since the skeleton for C++ is not documented, +we do not consider ourselves bound to this interface, nevertheless, as +much as possible we will try to keep compatibility. -@item yyclearin -Macro used in error-recovery rule actions. It clears the previous -look-ahead token. @xref{Error Recovery}. +Another possibility is to use the regular C parsers, and to compile them +with a C++ compiler. This works properly, provided that you bear some +simple C++ rules in mind, such as not including ``real classes'' (i.e., +structure with constructors) in unions. Therefore, in the +@code{%union}, use pointers to classes. -@item yydebug -External integer variable set to zero by default. If @code{yydebug} -is given a nonzero value, the parser will output information on input -symbols and parser action. @xref{Tracing, ,Tracing Your Parser}. -@item yyerrok -Macro to cause parser to recover immediately to its normal mode -after a parse error. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@node Implementing Gotos/Loops +@section Implementing Gotos/Loops -@item yyerror -User-supplied function to be called by @code{yyparse} on error. The -function receives one argument, a pointer to a character string -containing an error message. @xref{Error Reporting, ,The Error -Reporting Function @code{yyerror}}. +@display +My simple calculator supports variables, assignments, and functions, +but how can I implement gotos, or loops? +@end display -@item yylex -User-supplied lexical analyzer function, called with no arguments to get -the next token. @xref{Lexical, ,The Lexical Analyzer Function -@code{yylex}}. +Although very pedagogical, the examples included in the document blur +the distinction to make between the parser---whose job is to recover +the structure of a text and to transmit it to subsequent modules of +the program---and the processing (such as the execution) of this +structure. This works well with so called straight line programs, +i.e., precisely those that have a straightforward execution model: +execute simple instructions one after the others. -@item yylval -External variable in which @code{yylex} should place the semantic -value associated with a token. (In a pure parser, it is a local -variable within @code{yyparse}, and its address is passed to -@code{yylex}.) @xref{Token Values, ,Semantic Values of Tokens}. +@cindex abstract syntax tree +@cindex @acronym{AST} +If you want a richer model, you will probably need to use the parser +to construct a tree that does represent the structure it has +recovered; this tree is usually called the @dfn{abstract syntax tree}, +or @dfn{@acronym{AST}} for short. Then, walking through this tree, +traversing it in various ways, will enable treatments such as its +execution or its translation, which will result in an interpreter or a +compiler. -@item yylloc -External variable in which @code{yylex} should place the line and column -numbers associated with a token. (In a pure parser, it is a local -variable within @code{yyparse}, and its address is passed to -@code{yylex}.) You can ignore this variable if you don't use the -@samp{@@} feature in the grammar actions. @xref{Token Positions, -,Textual Positions of Tokens}. +This topic is way beyond the scope of this manual, and the reader is +invited to consult the dedicated literature. -@item yynerrs -Global variable which Bison increments each time there is a parse error. -(In a pure parser, it is a local variable within @code{yyparse}.) -@xref{Error Reporting, ,The Error Reporting Function @code{yyerror}}. -@item yyparse -The parser function produced by Bison; call this function to start -parsing. @xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. -@item %debug +@c ================================================= Table of Symbols + +@node Table of Symbols +@appendix Bison Symbols +@cindex Bison symbols, table of +@cindex symbols in Bison, table of + +@deffn {Variable} @@$ +In an action, the location of the left-hand side of the rule. +@xref{Locations, , Locations Overview}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} @@@var{n} +In an action, the location of the @var{n}-th symbol of the right-hand +side of the rule. @xref{Locations, , Locations Overview}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} $$ +In an action, the semantic value of the left-hand side of the rule. +@xref{Actions}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} $@var{n} +In an action, the semantic value of the @var{n}-th symbol of the +right-hand side of the rule. @xref{Actions}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Delimiter} %% +Delimiter used to separate the grammar rule section from the +Bison declarations section or the epilogue. +@xref{Grammar Layout, ,The Overall Layout of a Bison Grammar}. +@end deffn + +@c Don't insert spaces, or check the DVI output. +@deffn {Delimiter} %@{@var{code}%@} +All code listed between @samp{%@{} and @samp{%@}} is copied directly to +the output file uninterpreted. Such code forms the prologue of the input +file. @xref{Grammar Outline, ,Outline of a Bison +Grammar}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Construct} /*@dots{}*/ +Comment delimiters, as in C. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Delimiter} : +Separates a rule's result from its components. @xref{Rules, ,Syntax of +Grammar Rules}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Delimiter} ; +Terminates a rule. @xref{Rules, ,Syntax of Grammar Rules}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Delimiter} | +Separates alternate rules for the same result nonterminal. +@xref{Rules, ,Syntax of Grammar Rules}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Symbol} $accept +The predefined nonterminal whose only rule is @samp{$accept: @var{start} +$end}, where @var{start} is the start symbol. @xref{Start Decl, , The +Start-Symbol}. It cannot be used in the grammar. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %debug Equip the parser for debugging. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %defines +@ifset defaultprec +@deffn {Directive} %default-prec +Assign a precedence to rules that lack an explicit @samp{%prec} +modifier. @xref{Contextual Precedence, ,Context-Dependent +Precedence}. +@end deffn +@end ifset + +@deffn {Directive} %defines Bison declaration to create a header file meant for the scanner. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %dprec +@deffn {Directive} %destructor +Specifying how the parser should reclaim the memory associated to +discarded symbols. @xref{Destructor Decl, , Freeing Discarded Symbols}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %dprec Bison declaration to assign a precedence to a rule that is used at parse -time to resolve reduce/reduce conflicts. @xref{GLR Parsers}. +time to resolve reduce/reduce conflicts. @xref{GLR Parsers, ,Writing +@acronym{GLR} Parsers}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Symbol} $end +The predefined token marking the end of the token stream. It cannot be +used in the grammar. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Symbol} error +A token name reserved for error recovery. This token may be used in +grammar rules so as to allow the Bison parser to recognize an error in +the grammar without halting the process. In effect, a sentence +containing an error may be recognized as valid. On a syntax error, the +token @code{error} becomes the current look-ahead token. Actions +corresponding to @code{error} are then executed, and the look-ahead +token is reset to the token that originally caused the violation. +@xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item %file-prefix="@var{prefix}" +@deffn {Directive} %error-verbose +Bison declaration to request verbose, specific error message strings +when @code{yyerror} is called. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %file-prefix="@var{prefix}" Bison declaration to set the prefix of the output files. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %glr-parser -Bison declaration to produce a GLR parser. @xref{GLR Parsers}. +@deffn {Directive} %glr-parser +Bison declaration to produce a @acronym{GLR} parser. @xref{GLR +Parsers, ,Writing @acronym{GLR} Parsers}. +@end deffn -@c @item %source-extension -@c Bison declaration to specify the generated parser output file extension. -@c @xref{Decl Summary}. -@c -@c @item %header-extension -@c Bison declaration to specify the generated parser header file extension -@c if required. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@deffn {Directive} %initial-action +Run user code before parsing. @xref{Initial Action Decl, , Performing Actions before Parsing}. +@end deffn -@item %left +@deffn {Directive} %left Bison declaration to assign left associativity to token(s). @xref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %lex-param @{@var{argument-declaration}@} +Bison declaration to specifying an additional parameter that +@code{yylex} should accept. @xref{Pure Calling,, Calling Conventions +for Pure Parsers}. +@end deffn -@item %merge +@deffn {Directive} %merge Bison declaration to assign a merging function to a rule. If there is a reduce/reduce conflict with a rule having the same merging function, the function is applied to the two semantic values to get a single result. -@xref{GLR Parsers}. +@xref{GLR Parsers, ,Writing @acronym{GLR} Parsers}. +@end deffn -@item %name-prefix="@var{prefix}" +@deffn {Directive} %name-prefix="@var{prefix}" Bison declaration to rename the external symbols. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn + +@ifset defaultprec +@deffn {Directive} %no-default-prec +Do not assign a precedence to rules that lack an explicit @samp{%prec} +modifier. @xref{Contextual Precedence, ,Context-Dependent +Precedence}. +@end deffn +@end ifset -@item %no-lines +@deffn {Directive} %no-lines Bison declaration to avoid generating @code{#line} directives in the parser file. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %nonassoc +@deffn {Directive} %nonassoc Bison declaration to assign non-associativity to token(s). @xref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}. +@end deffn -@item %output="@var{filename}" +@deffn {Directive} %output="@var{filename}" Bison declaration to set the name of the parser file. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %prec +@deffn {Directive} %parse-param @{@var{argument-declaration}@} +Bison declaration to specifying an additional parameter that +@code{yyparse} should accept. @xref{Parser Function,, The Parser +Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Directive} %prec Bison declaration to assign a precedence to a specific rule. @xref{Contextual Precedence, ,Context-Dependent Precedence}. +@end deffn -@item %pure-parser +@deffn {Directive} %pure-parser Bison declaration to request a pure (reentrant) parser. @xref{Pure Decl, ,A Pure (Reentrant) Parser}. +@end deffn -@item %right +@deffn {Directive} %right Bison declaration to assign right associativity to token(s). @xref{Precedence Decl, ,Operator Precedence}. +@end deffn -@item %start +@deffn {Directive} %start Bison declaration to specify the start symbol. @xref{Start Decl, ,The Start-Symbol}. +@end deffn -@item %token +@deffn {Directive} %token Bison declaration to declare token(s) without specifying precedence. @xref{Token Decl, ,Token Type Names}. +@end deffn -@item %token-table +@deffn {Directive} %token-table Bison declaration to include a token name table in the parser file. @xref{Decl Summary}. +@end deffn -@item %type +@deffn {Directive} %type Bison declaration to declare nonterminals. @xref{Type Decl, ,Nonterminal Symbols}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Symbol} $undefined +The predefined token onto which all undefined values returned by +@code{yylex} are mapped. It cannot be used in the grammar, rather, use +@code{error}. +@end deffn -@item %union +@deffn {Directive} %union Bison declaration to specify several possible data types for semantic values. @xref{Union Decl, ,The Collection of Value Types}. -@end table +@end deffn -@sp 1 +@deffn {Macro} YYABORT +Macro to pretend that an unrecoverable syntax error has occurred, by +making @code{yyparse} return 1 immediately. The error reporting +function @code{yyerror} is not called. @xref{Parser Function, ,The +Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn -These are the punctuation and delimiters used in Bison input: +@deffn {Macro} YYACCEPT +Macro to pretend that a complete utterance of the language has been +read, by making @code{yyparse} return 0 immediately. +@xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn -@table @samp -@item %% -Delimiter used to separate the grammar rule section from the -Bison declarations section or the epilogue. -@xref{Grammar Layout, ,The Overall Layout of a Bison Grammar}. +@deffn {Macro} YYBACKUP +Macro to discard a value from the parser stack and fake a look-ahead +token. @xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. +@end deffn -@item %@{ %@} -All code listed between @samp{%@{} and @samp{%@}} is copied directly to -the output file uninterpreted. Such code forms the prologue of the input -file. @xref{Grammar Outline, ,Outline of a Bison -Grammar}. +@deffn {Variable} yychar +External integer variable that contains the integer value of the current +look-ahead token. (In a pure parser, it is a local variable within +@code{yyparse}.) Error-recovery rule actions may examine this variable. +@xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. +@end deffn -@item /*@dots{}*/ -Comment delimiters, as in C. +@deffn {Variable} yyclearin +Macro used in error-recovery rule actions. It clears the previous +look-ahead token. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn -@item : -Separates a rule's result from its components. @xref{Rules, ,Syntax of -Grammar Rules}. +@deffn {Macro} YYDEBUG +Macro to define to equip the parser with tracing code. @xref{Tracing, +,Tracing Your Parser}. +@end deffn -@item ; -Terminates a rule. @xref{Rules, ,Syntax of Grammar Rules}. +@deffn {Variable} yydebug +External integer variable set to zero by default. If @code{yydebug} +is given a nonzero value, the parser will output information on input +symbols and parser action. @xref{Tracing, ,Tracing Your Parser}. +@end deffn -@item | -Separates alternate rules for the same result nonterminal. -@xref{Rules, ,Syntax of Grammar Rules}. -@end table +@deffn {Macro} yyerrok +Macro to cause parser to recover immediately to its normal mode +after a syntax error. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYERROR +Macro to pretend that a syntax error has just been detected: call +@code{yyerror} and then perform normal error recovery if possible +(@pxref{Error Recovery}), or (if recovery is impossible) make +@code{yyparse} return 1. @xref{Error Recovery}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Function} yyerror +User-supplied function to be called by @code{yyparse} on error. +@xref{Error Reporting, ,The Error +Reporting Function @code{yyerror}}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYERROR_VERBOSE +An obsolete macro that you define with @code{#define} in the prologue +to request verbose, specific error message strings +when @code{yyerror} is called. It doesn't matter what definition you +use for @code{YYERROR_VERBOSE}, just whether you define it. Using +@code{%error-verbose} is preferred. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYINITDEPTH +Macro for specifying the initial size of the parser stack. +@xref{Stack Overflow}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Function} yylex +User-supplied lexical analyzer function, called with no arguments to get +the next token. @xref{Lexical, ,The Lexical Analyzer Function +@code{yylex}}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYLEX_PARAM +An obsolete macro for specifying an extra argument (or list of extra +arguments) for @code{yyparse} to pass to @code{yylex}. he use of this +macro is deprecated, and is supported only for Yacc like parsers. +@xref{Pure Calling,, Calling Conventions for Pure Parsers}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} yylloc +External variable in which @code{yylex} should place the line and column +numbers associated with a token. (In a pure parser, it is a local +variable within @code{yyparse}, and its address is passed to +@code{yylex}.) You can ignore this variable if you don't use the +@samp{@@} feature in the grammar actions. @xref{Token Locations, +,Textual Locations of Tokens}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Type} YYLTYPE +Data type of @code{yylloc}; by default, a structure with four +members. @xref{Location Type, , Data Types of Locations}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} yylval +External variable in which @code{yylex} should place the semantic +value associated with a token. (In a pure parser, it is a local +variable within @code{yyparse}, and its address is passed to +@code{yylex}.) @xref{Token Values, ,Semantic Values of Tokens}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYMAXDEPTH +Macro for specifying the maximum size of the parser stack. @xref{Stack +Overflow}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Variable} yynerrs +Global variable which Bison increments each time there is a syntax error. +(In a pure parser, it is a local variable within @code{yyparse}.) +@xref{Error Reporting, ,The Error Reporting Function @code{yyerror}}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Function} yyparse +The parser function produced by Bison; call this function to start +parsing. @xref{Parser Function, ,The Parser Function @code{yyparse}}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYPARSE_PARAM +An obsolete macro for specifying the name of a parameter that +@code{yyparse} should accept. The use of this macro is deprecated, and +is supported only for Yacc like parsers. @xref{Pure Calling,, Calling +Conventions for Pure Parsers}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYRECOVERING +Macro whose value indicates whether the parser is recovering from a +syntax error. @xref{Action Features, ,Special Features for Use in Actions}. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Macro} YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA +Macro used to control the use of @code{alloca}. If defined to @samp{0}, +the parser will not use @code{alloca} but @code{malloc} when trying to +grow its internal stacks. Do @emph{not} define @code{YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA} +to anything else. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Type} YYSTYPE +Data type of semantic values; @code{int} by default. +@xref{Value Type, ,Data Types of Semantic Values}. +@end deffn @node Glossary @appendix Glossary @cindex glossary @table @asis -@item Backus-Naur Form (BNF) -Formal method of specifying context-free grammars. BNF was first used -in the @cite{ALGOL-60} report, 1963. @xref{Language and Grammar, -,Languages and Context-Free Grammars}. +@item Backus-Naur Form (@acronym{BNF}; also called ``Backus Normal Form'') +Formal method of specifying context-free grammars originally proposed +by John Backus, and slightly improved by Peter Naur in his 1960-01-02 +committee document contributing to what became the Algol 60 report. +@xref{Language and Grammar, ,Languages and Context-Free Grammars}. @item Context-free grammars Grammars specified as rules that can be applied regardless of context. @@ -6380,18 +7345,20 @@ each instant in time. As input to the machine is processed, the machine moves from state to state as specified by the logic of the machine. In the case of the parser, the input is the language being parsed, and the states correspond to various stages in the grammar -rules. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm }. +rules. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm}. -@item Generalized LR (GLR) +@item Generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) A parsing algorithm that can handle all context-free grammars, including those -that are not LALR(1). It resolves situations that Bison's usual LALR(1) +that are not @acronym{LALR}(1). It resolves situations that Bison's +usual @acronym{LALR}(1) algorithm cannot by effectively splitting off multiple parsers, trying all possible parsers, and discarding those that fail in the light of additional -right context. @xref{Generalized LR Parsing, ,Generalized LR Parsing}. +right context. @xref{Generalized LR Parsing, ,Generalized +@acronym{LR} Parsing}. @item Grouping A language construct that is (in general) grammatically divisible; -for example, `expression' or `declaration' in C. +for example, `expression' or `declaration' in C@. @xref{Language and Grammar, ,Languages and Context-Free Grammars}. @item Infix operator @@ -6418,7 +7385,7 @@ Rules}. @item Left-to-right parsing Parsing a sentence of a language by analyzing it token by token from -left to right. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm }. +left to right. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm}. @item Lexical analyzer (scanner) A function that reads an input stream and returns tokens one by one. @@ -6435,12 +7402,12 @@ A token which consists of two or more fixed characters. @xref{Symbols}. A token already read but not yet shifted. @xref{Look-Ahead, ,Look-Ahead Tokens}. -@item LALR(1) +@item @acronym{LALR}(1) The class of context-free grammars that Bison (like most other parser -generators) can handle; a subset of LR(1). @xref{Mystery Conflicts, , -Mysterious Reduce/Reduce Conflicts}. +generators) can handle; a subset of @acronym{LR}(1). @xref{Mystery +Conflicts, ,Mysterious Reduce/Reduce Conflicts}. -@item LR(1) +@item @acronym{LR}(1) The class of context-free grammars in which at most one token of look-ahead is needed to disambiguate the parsing of any piece of input. @@ -6449,10 +7416,6 @@ A grammar symbol standing for a grammatical construct that can be expressed through rules in terms of smaller constructs; in other words, a construct that is not a token. @xref{Symbols}. -@item Parse error -An error encountered during parsing of an input stream due to invalid -syntax. @xref{Error Recovery}. - @item Parser A function that recognizes valid sentences of a language by analyzing the syntax structure of a set of tokens passed to it from a lexical @@ -6465,7 +7428,7 @@ performs some operation. @item Reduction Replacing a string of nonterminals and/or terminals with a single nonterminal, according to a grammar rule. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison -Parser Algorithm }. +Parser Algorithm}. @item Reentrant A reentrant subprogram is a subprogram which can be in invoked any @@ -6488,7 +7451,7 @@ each statement. @xref{Semantics, ,Defining Language Semantics}. @item Shift A parser is said to shift when it makes the choice of analyzing further input from the stream rather than reducing immediately some -already-recognized rule. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm }. +already-recognized rule. @xref{Algorithm, ,The Bison Parser Algorithm}. @item Single-character literal A single character that is recognized and interpreted as is. @@ -6505,6 +7468,10 @@ A data structure where symbol names and associated data are stored during parsing to allow for recognition and use of existing information in repeated uses of a symbol. @xref{Multi-function Calc}. +@item Syntax error +An error encountered during parsing of an input stream due to invalid +syntax. @xref{Error Recovery}. + @item Token A basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language. The symbol that describes a token in the grammar is a terminal symbol. @@ -6532,3 +7499,33 @@ grammatically indivisible. The piece of text it represents is a token. @printindex cp @bye + +@c LocalWords: texinfo setfilename settitle setchapternewpage finalout +@c LocalWords: ifinfo smallbook shorttitlepage titlepage GPL FIXME iftex +@c LocalWords: akim fn cp syncodeindex vr tp synindex dircategory direntry +@c LocalWords: ifset vskip pt filll insertcopying sp ISBN Etienne Suvasa +@c LocalWords: ifnottex yyparse detailmenu GLR RPN Calc var Decls Rpcalc +@c LocalWords: rpcalc Lexer Gen Comp Expr ltcalc mfcalc Decl Symtab yylex +@c LocalWords: yyerror pxref LR yylval cindex dfn LALR samp gpl BNF xref +@c LocalWords: const int paren ifnotinfo AC noindent emph expr stmt findex +@c LocalWords: glr YYSTYPE TYPENAME prog dprec printf decl init stmtMerge +@c LocalWords: pre STDC GNUC endif yy YY alloca lf stddef stdlib YYDEBUG +@c LocalWords: NUM exp subsubsection kbd Ctrl ctype EOF getchar isdigit +@c LocalWords: ungetc stdin scanf sc calc ulator ls lm cc NEG prec yyerrok +@c LocalWords: longjmp fprintf stderr preg yylloc YYLTYPE cos ln +@c LocalWords: smallexample symrec val tptr FNCT fnctptr func struct sym +@c LocalWords: fnct putsym getsym fname arith fncts atan ptr malloc sizeof +@c LocalWords: strlen strcpy fctn strcmp isalpha symbuf realloc isalnum +@c LocalWords: ptypes itype YYPRINT trigraphs yytname expseq vindex dtype +@c LocalWords: Rhs YYRHSLOC LE nonassoc op deffn typeless typefull yynerrs +@c LocalWords: yychar yydebug msg YYNTOKENS YYNNTS YYNRULES YYNSTATES +@c LocalWords: cparse clex deftypefun NE defmac YYACCEPT YYABORT param +@c LocalWords: strncmp intval tindex lvalp locp llocp typealt YYBACKUP +@c LocalWords: YYEMPTY YYRECOVERING yyclearin GE def UMINUS maybeword +@c LocalWords: Johnstone Shamsa Sadaf Hussain Tomita TR uref YYMAXDEPTH +@c LocalWords: YYINITDEPTH stmnts ref stmnt initdcl maybeasm VCG notype +@c LocalWords: hexflag STR exdent itemset asis DYYDEBUG YYFPRINTF args +@c LocalWords: YYPRINTF infile ypp yxx outfile itemx vcg tex leaderfill +@c LocalWords: hbox hss hfill tt ly yyin fopen fclose ofirst gcc ll +@c LocalWords: yyrestart nbar yytext fst snd osplit ntwo strdup AST +@c LocalWords: YYSTACK DVI fdl printindex