YACC(1)

📦 version 3.8.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 YACC 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about the girlboss of parser generators 🌸 (this is the yacc(1) page, btw, from the User Commands corner of your manual)

✨ NAME ✨

yacc — GNU Project parser generator 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

yacc [OPTION]... FILE

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

So, Yacc — yes, that stands for Yet Another Compiler Compiler, iconic name, no notes 💅 — is a parser generator. It makes parsers. That's the whole vibe.

Now here's the tea: this particular version? It's literally just a simple wrapper around bison(1) 🫶. It quietly passes the option -y, --yacc through, which flips on the upward compatibility mode. That's it, that's the whole job.

Want the actual details? Go read bison(1), bestie, it has everything 💜

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Written by Paul Eggert. 👑

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Found a bug? Don't suffer in silence, spill it to <bug-bison@gnu.org> 💌

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. And listen — there is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Like, none. Zero. Nada. 🚨

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

The full documentation for bison is maintained as a Texinfo manual 📖. If the info and bison programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info bison

should give you access to the complete manual. slay ✨

ngl that's the whole page, bestie — short, sweet, and fully committed to the bit 🧚

okay so this was GNU Bison 3.8.2, dated November 2007, and that's your girl YACC(1) signing off 💖💅🎀

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