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authorJakub Kądziołka <kuba@kadziolka.net>2020-07-28 18:20:37 +0200
committerJakub Kądziołka <kuba@kadziolka.net>2020-07-30 02:53:28 +0200
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gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description.
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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diff --git a/gnu/packages/bison.scm b/gnu/packages/bison.scm
index 725f38263f..4c6da7d9b7 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 @command{yacc}, as specified by POSIX.")
(license gpl3+)))
(define-public bison-3.6