Bison Manual: Using the YACC-compatible Parser Generator

Bison is a general-purpose parser generator that converts an annotated context-free grammar into an LALR(1) or GLR parser for that grammar. Once you are proficient with Bison, you can use it to develop a wide range of language parsers, from those used in simple desk calculators to complex programming languages.

Book Description

Bison is upward compatible with Yacc: all properly-written Yacc grammars ought to work with Bison with no change. Anyone familiar with Yacc should be able to use Bison with little trouble. You need to be fluent in C or C++ programming in order to use Bison or to understand this manual.

Table of Contents

• The Concepts of Bison
• Examples
• Bison Grammar Files
• Parser C-Language Interface
• The Bison Parser Algorithm
• Error Recovery
• Handling Context Dependencies
• Debugging Your Parser
• Invoking Bison
• Parsers Written In Other Languages
• Frequently Asked Questions

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