yacc
Generate an LALR parser (in C) with a given formal grammar specification file.
TLDR
Create a file y.tab.c containing the C parser code and compile the grammar file with all necessary constant declarations for values. (Constant declarations file y.tab.h is created only when the -d flag is used)
Compile a grammar file containing the description of the parser and a report of conflicts generated by ambiguities in the grammar
Compile a grammar file, and prefix output filenames with prefix instead of y
SYNOPSIS
yacc [OPTION]... FILE
DESCRIPTION
Yacc (Yet Another Compiler Compiler) is a parser generator. This version is a simple wrapper around bison(1). It passes option -y, --yacc to activate the upward compatibility mode. See bison(1) for more information.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-bison@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
lex(1), flex(1), bison(1). The full documentation for bison is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and bison programs are properly installed at your site, the command info bison should give you access to the complete manual.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Eggert.
