X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/db8ab2be3337ef87629b761078ebc46a01e7f876..7287be84f10886ea3c38ac86da1d6642822b671e:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a20898fc..9476819e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ GNU Bison NEWS The parse function now catches exceptions, uses the %destructors to release memory (the lookahead symbol and the symbols pushed on the stack) - before rethrowing the exception. + before re-throwing the exception. This feature is somewhat experimental. User feedback would be appreciated. @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GNU Bison NEWS "function declared 'noreturn' should not return") have also been addressed. -** New %define variable: api.location.type (glr.cc, lalr1.cc) +** New %define variable: api.location.type (glr.cc, lalr1.cc, lalr1.java) The %define variable api.location.type defines the name of the type to use for locations. When defined, Bison no longer generates the position.hh @@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ GNU Bison NEWS then responsible to define her type. This can be used in programs with several parsers to factor their location - and position files: let one of them generate them, and let the others - simply resue these types and files. + and position files: let one of them generate them, and the others just use + them. This feature was actually introduced, but not documented, in Bison 2.5, under the name "location_type" (which is maintained for backward compatibility). + For consistency, lalr1.java's %define variables location_type and + position_type are deprecated in favor of api.location.type and + api.position.type. + * Noteworthy changes in release 2.6.2 (2012-08-03) [stable] ** Bug fixes @@ -1937,7 +1941,8 @@ along with this program. If not, see . LocalWords: namespaces strerror const autoconfiguration Dconst Autoconf's FDL LocalWords: Automake TMPDIR LESSEQ ylwrap endif yydebug YYTOKEN YYLSP ival hh LocalWords: extern YYTOKENTYPE TOKENTYPE yytokentype tokentype STYPE lval pdf - LocalWords: lang yyoutput dvi html ps POSIX lvalp llocp calc yyo fval + LocalWords: lang yyoutput dvi html ps POSIX lvalp llocp calc yyo fval Wmaybe + LocalWords: yyvsp pragmas noreturn java's Local Variables: mode: outline