X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/78029cd561557cb28cc66856afd7cc7b96ea3470..f490771b4bc4aaed04d2927c0fc8cfbe774fa701:/ChangeLog diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 48d80a9b..6de34795 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,541 @@ +2009-04-03 Joel E. Denny + + Help with updating web manual. + * HACKING: Incorporate instructions from gnulib/doc/README. + * bootstrap.conf (gnulib_modules): Add gendocs. + +2009-04-03 Joel E. Denny + + Fix strange %define locations for default values. + Reported by Akim Demaille at + + and discussed again starting at + . + * data/bison.m4 (b4_percent_define_default): Leave syncline blank + because location information is bogus. + Use angle brackets to delimit fake file name because square brackets + look like underexpanded m4. Choose a better fake file name. + Use negative line numbers. + * src/muscle_tab.c (muscle_percent_define_default): Likewise. + * src/location.c (location_print): If line for a boundary is negative, + only print that boundary's file name. + * src/location.h: Document that. + * tests/skeletons.at (%define Boolean variables: invalid skeleton + defaults): Update output. + +2008-11-07 Akim Demaille + + Locations without columns for command line arguments. + * src/location.c (location_print): Don't display negative columns. + * src/location.h: Document this. + +2009-02-03 Joel E. Denny + + Add reminder about uploading public key to keys.gnupg.net. + * HACKING (Release Procedure): Here. + +2009-03-31 Akim Demaille + + bootstrap: --help to stdout. + * bootstrap (usage): Don't send --help to stderr. + Use a here doc instead of a long string. + +2009-03-31 Akim Demaille + + bootstrap: README-hacking no longer exists + * bootstrap (checkout_only_file): Set to HACKING. + +2009-03-26 Akim Demaille + + doc: merge HACKING and README-hacking. + Two files is confusing. + Reported by Alexandre Duret-Lutz. + + * README-hacking: Merge into... + * HACKING (Working from the repository): here. + +2009-03-26 Akim Demaille + + doc: update README-hacking. + * README-hacking: We now use git and git submodules. + Reported by Ralf Wildenhues and Alexandre Duret-Lutz. + +2009-03-26 Akim Demaille + + lalr1.cc: avoid GCC 4.3 warnings. + GCC 4.3 now warns about "a || b && c" and asks for explicit + parentheses. + Reported by Alexandre Duret-Lutz. + * data/location.cc: Update copyright years. + (Position::operator==): Use parens to make precedence explicit. + Compare lines and columns first, as they are more likely to be + different, and they are faster to compare. + +2009-03-26 Akim Demaille + + gnulib: update. + * gnulib: Update to latest. + * lib/Makefile.am (AM_CPPFLAGS): It is now defined by gnulib, so + use +=. + +2009-01-08 Akim Demaille + + Fix grep portability issues. + Grep on Solaris does not support -q. + Reported by Summum Bonum. + + * NEWS: Add a stub for 2.4.2. + * THANKS: Add Summum Bonum. + * tests/atlocal.in (EGREP): New. + (CC, CXX, XSLTPROC): Make it possible to override them via + envvars. + * tests/java.at: Use $EGREP instead of egrep. + Use AT_CHECK's ignore instead of grep's -q. + +2008-12-11 Joel E. Denny + + Version 2.4.1. + * NEWS: Set version and date. + * lib/Makefile.am: Update copyright year. + * tests/atlocal.in: Update copyright year. + +2008-12-11 Joel E. Denny + + Semicolon feature removal is not about future language support. + * NEWS: The semicolon feature is no longer active for newer languages, + so don't claim that it causes trouble for them. + +2008-12-11 Joel E. Denny + + * gnulib: Update submodule to HEAD. + +2008-12-09 Akim Demaille + + Update data/README. + * data/README: Document glr.cc, lalr1.java, m4sugar and xslt. + +2008-12-05 Eric Blake + + Build testsuite with newer autoconf. + * tests/output.at (m4_expand): Don't override in newer autoconf, + where the underlying implementation changed. + * tests/cxx-type.at (_AT_RESOLVED_GLR_OUTPUT) + (_AT_RESOLVED_GLR_OUTPUT_WITH_LOC, _AT_AMBIG_GLR_OUTPUT) + (_AT_AMBIG_GLR_OUTPUT_WITH_LOC, _AT_GLR_STDERR) + (_AT_VERBOSE_GLR_STDERR): Expand to double-quoted strings, + since some of them contain unbalanced ')'. + +2008-11-19 Joel E. Denny + + * NEWS: Clarify a little. + +2008-11-19 Joel E. Denny + + * NEWS: Update for recent changes. + +2008-11-18 Joel E. Denny + + Fix unexpanded macros in GLR defines file. + Reported by Csaba Raduly at + . + * THANKS (Csaba Raduly): Add. + * data/glr.c: Fix overquoting on b4_prefix for yylval and yylloc. + * tests/calc.at (_AT_DATA_CALC_Y): If %defines is specified, generate + lexer in a separate module that includes the defines file. + (AT_CHECK_CALC): Use AT_FULL_COMPILE and request compilation of lexer + source. + * tests/local.at (_AT_BISON_OPTION_PUSHDEFS): Push AT_DEFINES_IF. + Adjust AT_LOC and AT_VAL to use AT_NAME_PREFIX. + (AT_BISON_OPTION_POPDEFS): Pop AT_DEFINES_IF. + (AT_DATA_SOURCE_PROLOGUE): New. + (AT_DATA_GRAMMAR_PROLOGUE): Use AT_DATA_SOURCE_PROLOGUE. + (AT_DATA_SOURCE): New. + (AT_FULL_COMPILE): New, copied from master branch and extended to + support an additional source file. + +2008-11-17 Joel E. Denny + + Don't let maintainer-*-check targets force a version update. + * cfg.mk (_is-dist-target): Implement. maintainer-check* was already + handled. + +2008-11-17 Di-an Jan + + * doc/bison.texinfo: Synchronize ``Detail Node Listing''. + Align menus. Adjust word wrapping. Use node names for menu names. + (Examples): Don't abbreviate node names. + (LocalWords): Remove abbreviations. + (Copying): Make description a sentence. + (Java Action Features): Remove period to match the rest of menu. + +2008-11-11 Paolo Bonzini + + * bootstrap.conf: Replace m4/warning.m4 with warnings module. + * configure.ac: Adjust usage. + * lib/Makefile.am: Replace $(WARNING_CFLAGS) with $(WARN_CFLAGS). + * src/Makefile.am: Replace $(WARNING_CFLAGS) with $(WARN_CFLAGS). + * tests/atlocal.in: Replace $(WARNING_*FLAGS) with $(WARN_*FLAGS). + +2008-11-07 Joel E. Denny + + Don't add a semicolon to actions for %skeleton or %language. + It breaks Java test cases as reported by Akim Demaille. + * src/scan-code.l: Implement. + +2008-11-07 Joel E. Denny + + Clean up %skeleton and %language priority implementation. + * src/getargs.c (skeleton_prio): Use default_prio rather than 2, and + remove static qualifier because others will soon need to see it. + (language_prio): Likewise. + (getargs): Use command_line_prio rather than 0. + * src/getargs.h (command_line_prio, grammar_prio, default_prio): New + enum fields. + (skeleton_prio): Extern it. + (language_prio): Extern it. + * src/parse-gram.y: Use grammar_prio rather than 1. + +2008-11-04 Akim Demaille + + * NEWS: Mention the trailing semicolon in action. + +2008-11-04 Akim Demaille + + Reformat NEWS. + * NEWS: Use more outline-mode markup. + Suggested by Jim Meyering. + +2008-11-04 Joel E. Denny + + Fix user actions without a trailing semicolon. + Reported by Sergei Steshenko at + . + * THANKS (Sergei Steshenko): Add. + * src/scan-code.l (SC_RULE_ACTION): Fix it. + * tests/regression.at (Fix user actions without a trailing semicolon): + New test case. + +2008-11-02 Joel E. Denny + + Initiate further development. + * NEWS: Create an empty section for new entries. + * gnulib: Update submodule to HEAD. + +2008-11-02 Joel E. Denny + + * NEWS: Version 2.4. + +2008-11-02 Joel E. Denny + + Prepare for next release. + * NEWS: Briefly mention changes since 2.3b. + * README: Say GNU m4 1.4.6, which we've been requiring in release + announcements already, not 1.4.3, which breaks the build. + +2008-11-02 Joel E. Denny + + Say %language is experimental. + We're thinking of extending it's effect on output file naming. See the + thread at + . + * NEWS: Say it's experimental. + * doc/bison.texinfo (Decl Summary): Say it's experimental, and so don't + recommend it over %skeleton for now. + (Bison Options): Likewise. + (C++ Bison Interface): Use %skeleton not %language. + (Calc++ Parser): Use %skeleton not %language. + * src/getargs.c (usage): Say it's experimental. + +2008-11-01 Di-an Jan + Paolo Bonzini + + Support all Java parser class modifiers. + * data/java.m4 (b4_percent_define_get3): New. + (b4_final_if, b4_strictfp_if): New. + * data/lalr1.java (final, strictfp, extends, implements): Support. + * doc/bison.texinfo (final, strictfp, extends, implements): Add + documentation. + * tests/java.at (AT_CHECK_JAVA_MINIMAL): New. + (AT_CHECK_JAVA_MINIMAL_W_LEXER): New. + (AT_CHECK_JAVA_GREP): New. + (Java parser class modifiers): New test. + (Java parser class extends and implements): New test. + + Model exception propagation better with throws and lex_throws. + * data/java.m4 (b4_list2): New. + (throws): Change default. + * data/lalr1.java (yyaction): Add throws. + (parse): Add lex_throws in addition to throws. + * doc/bison.texinfo (throws, lex_throws): Add documentation. + * tests/java.at (Java throws specifications): New test. + + Improve documentation for Java parsers. + * doc/bison.texinfo (Java Parsers): Add subsections. + Don't quote first argument of %define. + (Java Bison Interface): Document output files. Move documentation + of parser class and merge into Java Parser Interface. Document + features that error out. Document directives with no effect. + Move note about Javadoc higher. + (Java Semantic Values): Explicitly mention stype. + Document that generic types cannot be used. + (Java Location Values): Use @deftypeivar. Document constructors. + Correct return value for toString. + (Java Parser Interface): List undocumented constants/fields. + Move documentation of fields added by %parse-param closer to list + of members. Document that token names are added as fields. + Document constructors accurately. Remove error method. + (Java Scanner Interface): Move note on %pure-parser to Java Bison + Interface. Describe %code lexer and yylex accutately. + Remove documentation that does not match the code. + (Java Action Features): New. + (Java Differences): Add reference. Add item on semantic values. + Add note about @{ ... @}. Clarify %% epilogue placement. + (Java Declarations Summary): New. + + Fix Java skeleton. + * data/java.m4 (b4_prefix): Correct quoting for m4_define_default. + (b4_remove_comma): Quote test argument. + (b4_identification): Remove "bison" field. + * tests/java.at (Java parser class and package names): New test. + (Java %parse-param and %lex-param): New test. + (Java stype, position_class and location_class): New test. + +2008-10-31 Di-an Jan + + * data/lalr1.jave: Update copyright years. + (YYParser): Correct name of "generated from" file in Javadoc: + use b4_file_name instead of @ofile@. + (Location constructor): Correct Javadoc parameter name. + (yylloc): Add missing opening m4 quote after b4_location_if. + This removes a stray [ in the Javadoc of Lexer.getStartPos. + (Lexer.yyerror): Fix incorrect m4 and Javadoc. + (YYParser constructor): Correct Javadoc parameter name. + +2008-10-30 Joel E. Denny + + Always put auxiliary code files in the same dir as other output files. + * src/files.c (compute_file_name_parts): When the user specifies + --output but not --file-prefix, extract the directory prefix from the + file prefix not from the grammar file name. This affects the location + of files like location.hh generated by the C++ skeleton. The includes + in the other output files require this fix. + * tests/output.at (AT_CHECK_OUTPUT): Automatically create directories + for expected output files. + (Output files): Add a test for the above. + +2008-10-29 Joel E. Denny + + * gnulib: Update submodule to HEAD. + +2008-10-28 Joel E. Denny + + Update copyright year. + * src/files.c: Here. + +2008-10-28 Di-an Jan (tiny change) + + Don't overwrite the input file. + * src/files.c (output_file_name_check): Fatal error if using input file + for output. + * tests/output.at: (AT_CHECK_CONFLICTING_OUTPUT): Add return status + argument. + (Conflicting output files): Add test. + +2008-10-28 Akim Demaille + + Space changes. + * data/lalr1.cc: Formatting changes. + +2008-10-28 Akim Demaille + + Don't define debugging functions when !YYDEBUG. + * data/lalr1.cc (debug_stream, set_debug_stream) + (debug_level_type, debug_level, set_debug_level): Don't + declare them when YYDEBUG is not defined. + The implementation are already YYDEBUG-aware. + +2008-10-28 Akim Demaille + + Prefer "continue" for empty loop bodies. + * etc/bench.pl.in: Use "continue" instead of {}. + +2008-10-28 Akim Demaille + + Space and comments changes. + * data/c++.m4, data/glr.c, data/lalr1.cc: Copyright year changes. + * data/c.m4, data/lalr1.cc: Space changes. + +2008-10-28 Akim Demaille + + Make gnulib a submodule. + * gnulib: New. + * .gitmodules (gnulib): New. + +2008-10-18 Joel E. Denny + + Fix yyerror_range for user-defined location type in C++. Reported by + Georg Sauthoff at + . + * data/lalr1.cc (parse): Change type of yyerror_range to location_type. + * THANKS (Georg Sauthoff): Add. + +2008-10-18 Joel E. Denny + + Update several administrative files mainly to facilitate releasing. + * HACKING (Administrivia): Make the git-merge-changelog notes more + helpful. + (Test suite): Don't say lalr1.cc is not exercised in the test suite. + (Release Procedure): Update for git and add numerous details that were + previously missing. + * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Remove Makefile.cfg and Makefile.maint. + * maint.mk (announcement): Don't list bison as a bootstrap tool so + that announcements don't claim we bootstrapped with whatever bison + happened to be in PATH. Add flex as a bootstrap tool. + * Makefile.maint: Remove, previously replaced by maint.mk. + * Makefile.cfg: Remove, and migrate settings to... + * cfg.mk: ... here for the sake of `make announcement'. + * bootstrap.conf (gnulib_modules): Add announce-gen. + * README: Say GNU Bison instead of just Bison. Suggested by Karl + Berry. + +2008-10-08 Di-an Jan (tiny change) + + Small but important bugfixes for the Java skeleton. + * data/lalr1.java (yyerror): Change Location to b4_location_type. + (yy_symbol_print): Call toString on yyvaluep. + +2008-08-29 Akim Demaille + + Clarify UPDATED use. + * doc/bison.texinfo: It refers to the last edition of this file, + not to the release date of Bison. + Reported by Joel E. Denny. + +2008-08-29 Akim Demaille + + * README: Update FAQ pointer. + Reported by Joel E. Denny. + +2008-08-27 Eric Blake + + Resync m4sugar from autoconf. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_defn, m4_popdef, m4_undefine) + (m4_init): Adjust to latest m4.git changes. + (m4_mapall_sep, _m4_list_cmp, m4_version_compare): Reduce side + effects. + * data/m4sugar/foreach.m4 (_m4_shiftn): Fix off-by-one bug. + (_m4_list_cmp): Reduce side effects. + +2008-08-27 Akim Demaille + + Check yyerrok in calc.at. + * tests/calc.at (calc.y): Use yyerrok on "( error )". + (AT_CHECK_CALC): Add a check that ensures that yyerrok works as + expected. + +2008-08-27 Akim Demaille + + Support yyerrok in lalr1.cc. + YYBACKUP is still to import back into lalr1.cc. + * data/lalr1.cc (yyerrork, yyclearin, YYRECOVERING): Define. + +2008-08-26 Joel E. Denny + + For maintainer-check*, don't recompile for a $(VERSION) update. + * cfg.mk: New file. + (_is-dist-target): Override the one in GNUmakefile. + * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add cfg.mk. + +2008-08-26 Joel E. Denny + + Update for recent change to gnulib. + * src/parse-gram.y: Don't include strverscmp.h. It comes from + string.h now. + +2008-08-15 Eric Blake + + Remaining m4sugar merge from autoconf. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4: Copy entire file from autoconf. + * data/m4sugar/foreach.m4: New file, copied from autoconf. + * data/Makefile.am (dist_m4sugar_DATA): Distribute it. + * src/output.c (output_skeleton): Tell m4 how to find it. + + Partial m4sugar merge from autoconf: m4_map. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_fst): Delete. + (m4_map, m4_map_sep, _m4_map): Rewrite more efficiently. + (m4_apply, _m4_apply, m4_mapall, m4_mapall_sep): New macros. + * data/java.m4 (b4_token_enums): Use more efficient short-circuit + for empty list. + * data/c.m4 (b4_token_defines, b4_token_enums, b4_c_ansi_formals): + Likewise. + (b4_parse_param_for): Avoid m4_fst, now that autoconf no longer + declares it. + +2008-08-07 Joel E. Denny + + Keep .version and PACKAGE_VERSION in sync. + * Makefile.am ($(top_srcdir)/.version): Declare configure as a + dependency, and add comments justifying this in more detail. Discussed + starting at + . + +2008-08-06 Eric Blake + + Partial m4sugar merge from autoconf: m4_shiftn. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_shiftn): Faster implementation. + (m4_shift2, m4_shift3): New macros. + (m4_case, m4_bmatch, m4_bpatsubsts, m4_join): Adjust clients. + * data/c.m4 (b4_c_function_def, b4_c_ansi_function_def) + (b4_c_ansi_function_decl, b4_c_function_call): Likewise. + * data/java.m4 (b4_remove_comma): Likewise. + + Partial m4sugar merge from autoconf: m4_wrap vs. m4 1.6. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_unquote, m4_wrap_lifo): New macros. + (m4_wrap): Guarantee FIFO order, in spite of m4 1.6. + (m4_init): Consolidate wrapped text into single m4_wrap. + * data/bison.m4 (b4_check_user_names_wrap): Stick with LIFO order + in wrapped text. + +2008-08-05 Eric Blake + + Partial m4sugar merge from autoconf: builtins, version.m4. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (changeword): Nuke. + (m4_prepend): Remove, as it is unused and inherently quadratic, + whereas m4_append is linear in newer m4. + (m4_mkstemp): New builtin. + (m4_symbols): Make rename conditional. + (m4_version_prereq): Ensure fatal error if used in bison, which + intentionally lacks version.m4. + + Fix comments in m4sugar. + * data/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4: Comment changes, borrowed from autoconf. + +2008-08-02 Joel E. Denny + + Update for recent .gitignore fix in Gnulib. + * bootstrap: Back out 2008-07-18 hack now that gnulib-tool creates + anchored .gitignore entries. + +2008-08-02 Joel E. Denny + + Set gnu or gnits strictness. + * configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Set gnu strictness during + development and gnits strictness for releases. Based on Eric Blake's + suggestion at + . + +2008-07-31 Paolo Bonzini + + * NEWS: Clarify documentation of %language. + +2008-07-31 Paolo Bonzini + + Support usage of git-merge-changelog. + * .gitattributes: New. + * HACKING: Document usage of git-merge-changelog. + * bootstrap: Install git-merge-changelog entries in .git/config + if appropriate. + 2008-07-27 Joel E. 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