diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9abe7d44..089f9d97 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2009-02-19  Akim Demaille  <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+	Make yyparser::error public.
+	* data/lalr1.cc: here.
+	There is no good reason to keep it private (and it is convenient
+	to use it from the scanner for instance).  It is already public in
+	glr.cc.
+
 2009-02-19  Akim Demaille  <demaille@gostai.com>
 
 	Comment changes.
diff --git a/data/lalr1.cc b/data/lalr1.cc
index 86e6fd08..40405ead 100644
--- a/data/lalr1.cc
+++ b/data/lalr1.cc
@@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ m4_ifdef([b4_stype],
     void set_debug_level (debug_level_type l);
 #endif
 
-  private:
     /// Report a syntax error.]b4_locations_if([
     /// \param loc    where the syntax error is found.])[
     /// \param msg    a description of the syntax error.
     virtual void error (]b4_locations_if([const location_type& loc, ])[const std::string& msg);
 
+  private:
     /// Generate an error message.
     /// \param state   the state where the error occurred.
     /// \param tok     the lookahead token.