X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/97088b85c5d7c338bacc251190d8da295ec9ea47..865f1e9f85d52c41d9c26463d65d0d6be008404f:/README diff --git a/README b/README index d2446ab2..498671f0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,18 +1,43 @@ -This directory contains the Bison parser generator. +This package contains the GNU Bison parser generator. -See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions. +See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions. -It was once true that, when installing Bison on Sequent (or Pyramid?) -systems, you had to be in the Berkeley universe. This may no longer -be true; we have no way to tell. +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". -On VMS, you will probably have to create Makefile from Makefile.in by -hand. Remember to do `SET COMMAND BISON' to install the data in -`BISON.CLD'. +Bison requires GNU m4 1.4.6 or later. See: -Send bug reports to bug-bison@gnu.org. Please include the version -number from `bison --version', and a complete, self-contained test -case in each bug report. +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.6.tar.gz -If you have questions about using Bison which the documentation does -not answer, send mail to help-bison@gnu.org. +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 1.4.6 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 +test case in each bug report. + +If you have questions about using Bison and the documentation does +not answer them, please send mail to . + +----- + +Copyright (C) 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of Bison, the GNU Compiler Compiler. + +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 3 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. + +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 this program. If not, see .