X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/85ac3861e7c7de8877562ac0dbb1233d91c705c2..d73e55e02203fc062baa498543571bba452e59ce:/README diff --git a/README b/README index a053f4b8..498671f0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,16 +1,20 @@ -This directory contains the Bison parser generator. +This package contains the GNU Bison parser generator. See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions. -See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions. -Bison requires GNU m4 1.4.3 or later. See: +See the section FAQ in the documentation (doc/bison.info) for +frequently asked questions. The documentation is also available in +PDF and HTML, provided you have a recent version of Texinfo installed: +run "make pdf" or "make html". -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.3.tar.gz +Bison requires GNU m4 1.4.6 or later. See: -Bison can work with pre-1.4.3 distributions of GNU m4 if they are +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.6.tar.gz + +Bison can work with pre-1.4.6 distributions of GNU m4 if they are sufficiently patched, but if you encounter a bug with an older distribution and report a bug we will probably suggest that you -upgrade to 1.4.3 as the first step in trying to fix it. +upgrade to 1.4.6 as the first step in trying to fix it. Please send bug reports to . Please include the version number from `bison --version', and a complete, self-contained @@ -21,21 +25,19 @@ not answer them, please send mail to . ----- -Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of Bison, the GNU Compiler Compiler. -Bison is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) -any later version. +the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. -Bison is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +along with this program. If not, see .