Bison
Bison
http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
Bison is a general-purpose parser generator that converts an annotated context-free grammar into an LALR(1) or GLR parser for that grammar. 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. Bison is upward compatible with Yacc: all properly-written Yacc grammars ought to work with Bison with no change. Anyone familiar with Yacc should be able to use Bison with little trouble. You need to be fluent in C or C++ programming in order to use Bison.
Documentation
User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/manual/. Printed user reference manual available from http://shop.fsf.org/product/bison-manual/
Related Projects
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version 2.7
(stable)
released on 12 December 2012
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 11 August 2010 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Akim Demaille | Contributor |
|
Paul Eggert | Contributor |
| Paul Hilfinger and Joel Denny | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | mailto:bug-bison@gnu.org | |
| Support | mailto:help-bison@gnu.org | |
| Help | mailto:info-gnu@gnu.org | |
| Help | Newsgroup | gnu.annouce |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 1 May 2010.
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