X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/bison.git/blobdiff_plain/f51dbca1050866f4f1edd509dac1512c5f5203b2..08fc98e54496f7db44710f9c914664385119f9d1:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6833d69f..937c45b9 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,7 +1,490 @@ Bison News ---------- -Change in version 1.26: +Changes in version 1.875b, 2003-06-17: + +* GLR grammars now support locations. + +* Semicolon changes: + - Semicolons are now allowed before "|" in grammar rules, as POSIX requires. + - Stray semicolons are no longer allowed at the start of a grammar. + - Semicolons are now required after in-grammar declarations. + +Changes in version 1.875a, 2003-02-01: + +* For now, %expect-count violations are now just warnings, not errors. + This is for compatibility with Bison 1.75 and earlier (when there are + reduce/reduce conflicts) and with Bison 1.30 and earlier (when there + are too many or too few shift/reduce conflicts). However, in future + versions of Bison we plan to improve the %expect machinery so that + these violations will become errors again. + +* New configure option --disable-yacc, to disable installation of the + yacc command and -ly library introduced in 1.875 for POSIX conformance. + +Changes in version 1.875, 2003-01-01: + +* The documentation license has been upgraded to version 1.2 + of the GNU Free Documentation License. + +* syntax error processing + + - In Yacc-style parsers YYLLOC_DEFAULT is now used to compute error + locations too. This fixes bugs in error-location computation. + + - %destructor + It is now possible to reclaim the memory associated to symbols + discarded during error recovery. This feature is still experimental. + + - %error-verbose + This new directive is preferred over YYERROR_VERBOSE. + + - #defining yyerror to steal internal variables is discouraged. + It is not guaranteed to work forever. + +* POSIX conformance + + - Semicolons are once again optional at the end of grammar rules. + This reverts to the behavior of Bison 1.33 and earlier, and improves + compatibility with Yacc. + + - `parse error' -> `syntax error' + Bison now uniformly uses the term `syntax error'; formerly, the code + and manual sometimes used the term `parse error' instead. POSIX + requires `syntax error' in diagnostics, and it was thought better to + be consistent. + + - The documentation now emphasizes that yylex and yyerror must be + declared before use. C99 requires this. + + - Bison now parses C99 lexical constructs like UCNs and + backslash-newline within C escape sequences, as POSIX 1003.1-2001 requires. + + - File names are properly escaped in C output. E.g., foo\bar.y is + output as "foo\\bar.y". + + - Yacc command and library now available + The Bison distribution now installs a `yacc' command, as POSIX requires. + Also, Bison now installs a small library liby.a containing + implementations of Yacc-compatible yyerror and main functions. + This library is normally not useful, but POSIX requires it. + + - Type clashes now generate warnings, not errors. + + - If the user does not define YYSTYPE as a macro, Bison now declares it + using typedef instead of defining it as a macro. + For consistency, YYLTYPE is also declared instead of defined. + +* Other compatibility issues + + - %union directives can now have a tag before the `{', e.g., the + directive `%union foo {...}' now generates the C code + `typedef union foo { ... } YYSTYPE;'; this is for Yacc compatibility. + The default union tag is `YYSTYPE', for compatibility with Solaris 9 Yacc. + For consistency, YYLTYPE's struct tag is now `YYLTYPE' not `yyltype'. + This is for compatibility with both Yacc and Bison 1.35. + + - `;' is output before the terminating `}' of an action, for + compatibility with Bison 1.35. + + - Bison now uses a Yacc-style format for conflict reports, e.g., + `conflicts: 2 shift/reduce, 1 reduce/reduce'. + + - `yystype' and `yyltype' are now obsolescent macros instead of being + typedefs or tags; they are no longer documented and are planned to be + withdrawn in a future release. + +* GLR parser notes + + - GLR and inline + Users of Bison have to decide how they handle the portability of the + C keyword `inline'. + + - `parsing stack overflow...' -> `parser stack overflow' + GLR parsers now report `parser stack overflow' as per the Bison manual. + +* Bison now warns if it detects conflicting outputs to the same file, + e.g., it generates a warning for `bison -d -o foo.h foo.y' since + that command outputs both code and header to foo.h. + +* #line in output files + - --no-line works properly. + +* Bison can no longer be built by a K&R C compiler; it requires C89 or + later to be built. This change originally took place a few versions + ago, but nobody noticed until we recently asked someone to try + building Bison with a K&R C compiler. + +Changes in version 1.75, 2002-10-14: + +* Bison should now work on 64-bit hosts. + +* Indonesian translation thanks to Tedi Heriyanto. + +* GLR parsers + Fix spurious parse errors. + +* Pure parsers + Some people redefine yyerror to steal yyparse' private variables. + Reenable this trick until an official feature replaces it. + +* Type Clashes + In agreement with POSIX and with other Yaccs, leaving a default + action is valid when $$ is untyped, and $1 typed: + + untyped: ... typed; + + but the converse remains an error: + + typed: ... untyped; + +* Values of mid-rule actions + The following code: + + foo: { ... } { $$ = $1; } ... + + was incorrectly rejected: $1 is defined in the second mid-rule + action, and is equal to the $$ of the first mid-rule action. + +Changes in version 1.50, 2002-10-04: + +* GLR parsing + The declaration + %glr-parser + causes Bison to produce a Generalized LR (GLR) parser, capable of handling + almost any context-free grammar, ambiguous or not. The new declarations + %dprec and %merge on grammar rules allow parse-time resolution of + ambiguities. Contributed by Paul Hilfinger. + + Unfortunately Bison 1.50 does not work properly on 64-bit hosts + like the Alpha, so please stick to 32-bit hosts for now. + +* Output Directory + When not in Yacc compatibility mode, when the output file was not + specified, running `bison foo/bar.y' created `foo/bar.c'. It + now creates `bar.c'. + +* Undefined token + The undefined token was systematically mapped to 2 which prevented + the use of 2 by the user. This is no longer the case. + +* Unknown token numbers + If yylex returned an out of range value, yyparse could die. This is + no longer the case. + +* Error token + According to POSIX, the error token must be 256. + Bison extends this requirement by making it a preference: *if* the + user specified that one of her tokens is numbered 256, then error + will be mapped onto another number. + +* Verbose error messages + They no longer report `..., expecting error or...' for states where + error recovery is possible. + +* End token + Defaults to `$end' instead of `$'. + +* Error recovery now conforms to documentation and to POSIX + When a Bison-generated parser encounters a syntax error, it now pops + the stack until it finds a state that allows shifting the error + token. Formerly, it popped the stack until it found a state that + allowed some non-error action other than a default reduction on the + error token. The new behavior has long been the documented behavior, + and has long been required by POSIX. For more details, please see + . + +* Traces + Popped tokens and nonterminals are now reported. + +* Larger grammars + Larger grammars are now supported (larger token numbers, larger grammar + size (= sum of the LHS and RHS lengths), larger LALR tables). + Formerly, many of these numbers ran afoul of 16-bit limits; + now these limits are 32 bits on most hosts. + +* Explicit initial rule + Bison used to play hacks with the initial rule, which the user does + not write. It is now explicit, and visible in the reports and + graphs as rule 0. + +* Useless rules + Before, Bison reported the useless rules, but, although not used, + included them in the parsers. They are now actually removed. + +* Useless rules, useless nonterminals + They are now reported, as a warning, with their locations. + +* Rules never reduced + Rules that can never be reduced because of conflicts are now + reported. + +* Incorrect `Token not used' + On a grammar such as + + %token useless useful + %% + exp: '0' %prec useful; + + where a token was used to set the precedence of the last rule, + bison reported both `useful' and `useless' as useless tokens. + +* Revert the C++ namespace changes introduced in 1.31 + as they caused too many portability hassles. + +* Default locations + By an accident of design, the default computation of @$ was + performed after another default computation was performed: @$ = @1. + The latter is now removed: YYLLOC_DEFAULT is fully responsible of + the computation of @$. + +* Token end-of-file + The token end of file may be specified by the user, in which case, + the user symbol is used in the reports, the graphs, and the verbose + error messages instead of `$end', which remains being the default. + For instance + %token MYEOF 0 + or + %token MYEOF 0 "end of file" + +* Semantic parser + This old option, which has been broken for ages, is removed. + +* New translations + Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to Alexandre Folle de Menezes. + Croatian, thanks to Denis Lackovic. + +* Incorrect token definitions + When given `%token 'a' "A"', Bison used to output `#define 'a' 65'. + +* Token definitions as enums + Tokens are output both as the traditional #define's, and, provided + the compiler supports ANSI C or is a C++ compiler, as enums. + This lets debuggers display names instead of integers. + +* Reports + In addition to --verbose, bison supports --report=THINGS, which + produces additional information: + - itemset + complete the core item sets with their closure + - lookahead + explicitly associate lookaheads to items + - solved + describe shift/reduce conflicts solving. + Bison used to systematically output this information on top of + the report. Solved conflicts are now attached to their states. + +* Type clashes + Previous versions don't complain when there is a type clash on + the default action if the rule has a mid-rule action, such as in: + + %type bar + %% + bar: '0' {} '0'; + + This is fixed. + +* GNU M4 is now required when using Bison. + +Changes in version 1.35, 2002-03-25: + +* C Skeleton + Some projects use Bison's C parser with C++ compilers, and define + YYSTYPE as a class. The recent adjustment of C parsers for data + alignment and 64 bit architectures made this impossible. + + Because for the time being no real solution for C++ parser + generation exists, kludges were implemented in the parser to + maintain this use. In the future, when Bison has C++ parsers, this + kludge will be disabled. + + This kludge also addresses some C++ problems when the stack was + extended. + +Changes in version 1.34, 2002-03-12: + +* File name clashes are detected + $ bison foo.y -d -o foo.x + fatal error: header and parser would both be named `foo.x' + +* A missing `;' at the end of a rule triggers a warning + In accordance with POSIX, and in agreement with other + Yacc implementations, Bison will mandate this semicolon in the near + future. This eases the implementation of a Bison parser of Bison + grammars by making this grammar LALR(1) instead of LR(2). To + facilitate the transition, this release introduces a warning. + +* Revert the C++ namespace changes introduced in 1.31, as they caused too + many portability hassles. + +* DJGPP support added. + +* Fix test suite portability problems. + +Changes in version 1.33, 2002-02-07: + +* Fix C++ issues + Groff could not be compiled for the definition of size_t was lacking + under some conditions. + +* Catch invalid @n + As is done with $n. + +Changes in version 1.32, 2002-01-23: + +* Fix Yacc output file names + +* Portability fixes + +* Italian, Dutch translations + +Changes in version 1.31, 2002-01-14: + +* Many Bug Fixes + +* GNU Gettext and %expect + GNU Gettext asserts 10 s/r conflicts, but there are 7. Now that + Bison dies on incorrect %expectations, we fear there will be + too many bug reports for Gettext, so _for the time being_, %expect + does not trigger an error when the input file is named `plural.y'. + +* Use of alloca in parsers + If YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA is defined to 0, then the parsers will use + malloc exclusively. Since 1.29, but was not NEWS'ed. + + alloca is used only when compiled with GCC, to avoid portability + problems as on AIX. + +* When the generated parser lacks debugging code, YYDEBUG is now 0 + (as POSIX requires) instead of being undefined. + +* User Actions + Bison has always permitted actions such as { $$ = $1 }: it adds the + ending semicolon. Now if in Yacc compatibility mode, the semicolon + is no longer output: one has to write { $$ = $1; }. + +* Better C++ compliance + The output parsers try to respect C++ namespaces. + [This turned out to be a failed experiment, and it was reverted later.] + +* Reduced Grammars + Fixed bugs when reporting useless nonterminals. + +* 64 bit hosts + The parsers work properly on 64 bit hosts. + +* Error messages + Some calls to strerror resulted in scrambled or missing error messages. + +* %expect + When the number of shift/reduce conflicts is correct, don't issue + any warning. + +* The verbose report includes the rule line numbers. + +* Rule line numbers are fixed in traces. + +* Swedish translation + +* Parse errors + Verbose parse error messages from the parsers are better looking. + Before: parse error: unexpected `'/'', expecting `"number"' or `'-'' or `'('' + Now: parse error: unexpected '/', expecting "number" or '-' or '(' + +* Fixed parser memory leaks. + When the generated parser was using malloc to extend its stacks, the + previous allocations were not freed. + +* Fixed verbose output file. + Some newlines were missing. + Some conflicts in state descriptions were missing. + +* Fixed conflict report. + Option -v was needed to get the result. + +* %expect + Was not used. + Mismatches are errors, not warnings. + +* Fixed incorrect processing of some invalid input. + +* Fixed CPP guards: 9foo.h uses BISON_9FOO_H instead of 9FOO_H. + +* Fixed some typos in the documentation. + +* %token MY_EOF 0 is supported. + Before, MY_EOF was silently renumbered as 257. + +* doc/refcard.tex is updated. + +* %output, %file-prefix, %name-prefix. + New. + +* --output + New, aliasing `--output-file'. + +Changes in version 1.30, 2001-10-26: + +* `--defines' and `--graph' have now an optional argument which is the + output file name. `-d' and `-g' do not change; they do not take any + argument. + +* `%source_extension' and `%header_extension' are removed, failed + experiment. + +* Portability fixes. + +Changes in version 1.29, 2001-09-07: + +* The output file does not define const, as this caused problems when used + with common autoconfiguration schemes. If you still use ancient compilers + that lack const, compile with the equivalent of the C compiler option + `-Dconst='. autoconf's AC_C_CONST macro provides one way to do this. + +* Added `-g' and `--graph'. + +* The Bison manual is now distributed under the terms of the GNU FDL. + +* The input and the output files has automatically a similar extension. + +* Russian translation added. + +* NLS support updated; should hopefully be less troublesome. + +* Added the old Bison reference card. + +* Added `--locations' and `%locations'. + +* Added `-S' and `--skeleton'. + +* `%raw', `-r', `--raw' is disabled. + +* Special characters are escaped when output. This solves the problems + of the #line lines with path names including backslashes. + +* New directives. + `%yacc', `%fixed_output_files', `%defines', `%no_parser', `%verbose', + `%debug', `%source_extension' and `%header_extension'. + +* @$ + Automatic location tracking. + +Changes in version 1.28, 1999-07-06: + +* Should compile better now with K&R compilers. + +* Added NLS. + +* Fixed a problem with escaping the double quote character. + +* There is now a FAQ. + +Changes in version 1.27: + +* The make rule which prevented bison.simple from being created on + some systems has been fixed. + +Changes in version 1.26: * Bison now uses automake. @@ -18,11 +501,11 @@ Change in version 1.26: * Generated parsers should now work even on operating systems which do not provide alloca(). -Change in version 1.25: +Changes in version 1.25, 1995-10-16: * Errors in the input grammar are not fatal; Bison keeps reading the grammar file, and reports all the errors found in it. - + * Tokens can now be specified as multiple-character strings: for example, you could use "<=" for a token which looks like <=, instead of chosing a name like LESSEQ. @@ -59,3 +542,29 @@ Changes in version 1.22: Changes in version 1.20: Output file does not redefine const for C++. + +Local Variables: +mode: outline +End: + +----- + +Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 +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 +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. + +Bison 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. 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