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Akim Demaille
2002-06-11 10:12:31 +00:00
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@@ -15,17 +15,24 @@ to #define yyerror and yyprint to steal internal variables...
* documentation
Explain $axiom (and maybe change its name: BTYacc names it `goal',
byacc `$accept', probably based on AT&T Yacc). Complete the glossary
(item, axiom, ?).
byacc `$accept' probably based on AT&T Yacc, Meta `Start'...).
Complete the glossary (item, axiom, ?).
* report documentation
* Error messages
Some are really funky. For instance
type clash (`%s' `%s') on default action
is really weird. Revisit them all.
* Report documentation
Extend with error. The hard part will probably be finding the right
rule so that a single state does not exhibit to many yet undocumented
``features''. Maybe an empty action ought to be presented too. Shall
we try to make a single grammar with all these features, or should we
have several very small grammars?
* documentation
* Documentation
Some history of Bison and some bibliography would be most welcome.
Are there any Texinfo standards for bibliography?
@@ -52,7 +59,8 @@ When implementing multiple-%union support, bare the following in mind:
* --report=conflict-path
Provide better assistance for understanding the conflicts by providing
a sample text exhibiting the (LALR) ambiguity.
a sample text exhibiting the (LALR) ambiguity. See the paper from
DeRemer and Penello: they already provide the algorithm.
* Coding system independence
Paul notes:
@@ -150,7 +158,10 @@ into
exp: exp '+' exp | exp '&' exp;
when there are no actions. This can significantly speed up some
grammars.
grammars. I can't find the papers. In particular the book `LR
parsing: Theory and Practice' is impossible to find, but according to
`Parsing Techniques: a Practical Guide', it includes information about
this issue. Does anybody have it?
* Stupid error messages
An example shows it easily:
@@ -285,9 +296,6 @@ should recognize these, and preserve them.
See if we can integrate backtracking in Bison. Contact the BTYacc
maintainers.
* Automaton report
Display more clearly the lookaheads for each item.
* RR conflicts
See if we can use precedence between rules to solve RR conflicts. See
what POSIX says.
@@ -305,6 +313,9 @@ Rewrite the reader in Flex/Bison. There will be delicate parts, in
particular, expect the scanner to be hard to write. Many interesting
features cannot be implemented without such a new reader.
I'm on it! I already have a proto that parses (but the actions are
not fully written yet). -- Akim
* $undefined
From Hans:
- If the Bison generated parser experiences an undefined number in the
@@ -367,6 +378,10 @@ at the proper place to bison.simple. Ditto for YYACT_PROLOGUE.
I was wondering what you think about adding YYACT_PROLOGUE/EPILOGUE
to bison. If you're interested, I'll work on a patch.
* Move to Graphviz
Well, VCG seems really dead. Move to Graphviz instead. Also, equip
the parser with a means to create the (visual) parse tree.
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