Re: What is Bison?

[gregt+@CMU.EDU (Gregory Ross Thompson)]

sander@carroll1.cc.edu (Scott Anderson) writes:
> achauhan@warsaw.math.macalstr.edu (Amrit Chauhan) writes:
> 
> 
> >What exactly is Bison?
> 
> Well, it is a vi type editor that runs much slower than stevie under gno.
> BTW this should be in csa2gno.

  No!  Once and for all, bison is GNU's implementation of yacc (Yet
Another Compiler Compiler).  flex is GNU's lex (generates lexical
analyzers).  There is a GS version of bison.  As far as I know, there
isn't a GS version of flex yet.

  Well, I'm ordering OOTW on Monday, how 'bout you?

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