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    ./doc/bison.texi:13005: node `History' lacks menu item for `Yacc' despite being its Up target

* doc/bison.texi (History): Add the local menu.
While at it, add a few index entries.
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@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ A Brief History of the Greater Ungulates
* yacchack:: An obscure early implementation of reentrancy * yacchack:: An obscure early implementation of reentrancy
* Byacc:: Berkeley Yacc * Byacc:: Berkeley Yacc
* Bison:: This program * Bison:: This program
* Other ungulates:: Similar programs * Other Ungulates:: Similar programs
Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions
@@ -13007,6 +13007,14 @@ The exceptions thrown by user-supplied parser actions and
@cindex history @cindex history
@cindex ungulates @cindex ungulates
@menu
* Yacc:: The original Yacc
* yacchack:: An obscure early implementation of reentrancy
* Byacc:: Berkeley Yacc
* Bison:: This program
* Other Ungulates:: Similar programs
@end menu
@node Yacc @node Yacc
@section The ancestral Yacc @section The ancestral Yacc
@@ -13043,6 +13051,7 @@ variants.
@node yacchack @node yacchack
@section yacchack @section yacchack
@cindex yacchack
One of the deficiencies of original Yacc was its inability to produce One of the deficiencies of original Yacc was its inability to produce
reentrant parsers. This was first remedied by a set of drop-in reentrant parsers. This was first remedied by a set of drop-in
@@ -13052,6 +13061,7 @@ became available a few years later.
@node Byacc @node Byacc
@section Berkeley Yacc @section Berkeley Yacc
@cindex byacc
Berkeley Yacc was originated in 1985 by Robert Corbett Berkeley Yacc was originated in 1985 by Robert Corbett
(@pxref{Bibliography,,Corbett 1984}). It was originally named ``zoo'', but (@pxref{Bibliography,,Corbett 1984}). It was originally named ``zoo'', but
@@ -13069,6 +13079,7 @@ Bison became available, byacc itself passed out of general use.
@node Bison @node Bison
@section Bison @section Bison
@cindex zoo
Robert Corbett actually wrote two (closely related) LALR parsers in 1985, Robert Corbett actually wrote two (closely related) LALR parsers in 1985,
both using the DeRemer/Penello techniques. One was ``zoo'', the other was both using the DeRemer/Penello techniques. One was ``zoo'', the other was
@@ -13111,8 +13122,8 @@ ancestral Yacc or Byson.
Bison obsolesced all previous Yacc variants and workalikes generating C by Bison obsolesced all previous Yacc variants and workalikes generating C by
1995. 1995.
@node Other ungulates @node Other Ungulates
@section Other ungulates @section Other Ungulates
The Yacc concept has frequently been ported to other languages. Some of the The Yacc concept has frequently been ported to other languages. Some of the
early ports are extinct along with the languages that hosted them; others early ports are extinct along with the languages that hosted them; others