X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/d013372c3fe11e99525713dcdfd1b098f0f909e2..fcd32abd3a4b68ef525d7766dbed1c98465e23b9:/doc/bison.texinfo?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/bison.texinfo b/doc/bison.texinfo index 8cb38610..2af89175 100644 --- a/doc/bison.texinfo +++ b/doc/bison.texinfo @@ -353,9 +353,10 @@ Copying This Manual @cindex introduction @dfn{Bison} is a general-purpose parser generator that converts an -annotated context-free grammar into a deterministic or @acronym{GLR} -parser employing @acronym{LALR}(1), @acronym{IELR}(1), or canonical -@acronym{LR}(1) parser tables. +annotated context-free grammar into a deterministic @acronym{LR} or +generalized @acronym{LR} (@acronym{GLR}) parser employing +@acronym{LALR}(1), @acronym{IELR}(1), or canonical @acronym{LR}(1) +parser tables. Once you are proficient with Bison, you can use it to develop a wide range of language parsers, from those used in simple desk calculators to complex programming languages.