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[PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jakub Kądziołka <kuba <at> kadziolka.net>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42584: closed ([PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the
 description.)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:56:02 +0000

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From: Jakub Kądziołka <kuba <at> kadziolka.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:25:01 +0200

This should help the user find the package if the goal is to satisfy a
dependency on yacc.

* gnu/packages/bison.scm (bison)[synopsis, description]: Explain
  compatibility with Yacc.
---

Inspired #42474. Sending to the mailinglist for feedback, since I'm not
quite sure of the wording here.

 gnu/packages/bison.scm | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/bison.scm b/gnu/packages/bison.scm
index 725f38263f..95a3ff5a23 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bison.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bison.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 B. Wilson <elaexuotee <at> wilsonb.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jakub Kądziołka <kuba <at> kadziolka.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -57,12 +58,14 @@
     (inputs `(("flex" ,flex)))
     (propagated-inputs `(("m4" ,m4)))
     (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/")
-    (synopsis "Parser generator")
+    (synopsis "Yacc-compatible parser generator")
     (description
      "GNU Bison is a general-purpose parser generator.  It can build a
 deterministic or generalized LR parser from an annotated, context-free
 grammar.  It is versatile enough to have many applications, from parsers for
-simple tools through complex programming languages.")
+simple tools through complex programming languages.
+
+Bison also provides an implementation of Yacc, as specified by POSIX.")
     (license gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public bison-3.6
-- 
2.27.0

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From: Jakub Kądziołka <kuba <at> kadziolka.net>
To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
Cc: 42584-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#42584] [PATCH] gnu: bison: Mention yacc in the description.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:55:07 +0200

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On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 02:32:44AM +0200, Jakub Kądziołka wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 06:45:57PM +0200, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:
> > Jakub,
> > 
> > Jakub Kądziołka 写道：
> > > -    (synopsis "Parser generator")
> > > +    (synopsis "Yacc-compatible parser generator")
> > 
> > Sounds good to me.
> > 
> > > +Bison also provides an implementation of Yacc, as specified by POSIX.")
> > 
> > Maybe use @command{yacc} here since that's what triggers ‘POSIX mode’, but I
> > can go either way.
> 
> Are you suggesting
> 
> | Bison also provides an implementation of @command{yacc}, as specified by POSIX.")
> 
> or some more elaborate re-wording? ;)

Thanks for your response on IRC, patch pushed :D

Regards,
Jakub Kądziołka

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