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[PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description. |
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Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:25:01 +0200 |
This should help the user find the package if the goal is to satisfy a
dependency on yacc.
* gnu/packages/bison.scm (bison)[synopsis, description]: Explain
compatibility with Yacc.
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Inspired #42474. Sending to the mailinglist for feedback, since I'm not
quite sure of the wording here.
gnu/packages/bison.scm | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bison.scm b/gnu/packages/bison.scm
index 725f38263f..95a3ff5a23 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bison.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bison.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
;;; Copyright © 2020 B. Wilson <elaexuotee@wilsonb.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jakub Kądziołka <kuba@kadziolka.net>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -57,12 +58,14 @@
(inputs `(("flex" ,flex)))
(propagated-inputs `(("m4" ,m4)))
(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/")
- (synopsis "Parser generator")
+ (synopsis "Yacc-compatible parser generator")
(description
"GNU Bison is a general-purpose parser generator. It can build a
deterministic or generalized LR parser from an annotated, context-free
grammar. It is versatile enough to have many applications, from parsers for
-simple tools through complex programming languages.")
+simple tools through complex programming languages.
+
+Bison also provides an implementation of Yacc, as specified by POSIX.")
(license gpl3+)))
(define-public bison-3.6
--
2.27.0
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Re: [bug#42584] [PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description. |
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:55:07 +0200 |
On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 02:32:44AM +0200, Jakub Kądziołka wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 06:45:57PM +0200, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:
> > Jakub,
> >
> > Jakub Kądziołka 写道:
> > > - (synopsis "Parser generator")
> > > + (synopsis "Yacc-compatible parser generator")
> >
> > Sounds good to me.
> >
> > > +Bison also provides an implementation of Yacc, as specified by POSIX.")
> >
> > Maybe use @command{yacc} here since that's what triggers ‘POSIX mode’, but I
> > can go either way.
>
> Are you suggesting
>
> | Bison also provides an implementation of @command{yacc}, as specified by
> POSIX.")
>
> or some more elaborate re-wording? ;)
Thanks for your response on IRC, patch pushed :D
Regards,
Jakub Kądziołka
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