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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2008-11-03 18:27:35 +0000 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2008-11-03 18:27:35 +0000 |
commit | c0960419b25830a1bf0c787d8c14130d718029de (patch) | |
tree | 7f8f2ea1ce041f8880c30210e5c800bb83690203 /pkgs/development/tools/parsing | |
parent | 8c1408bf27bda1a67ea5b7ba2f30e2a048f4076f (diff) |
GNU Bison 2.3: Update `meta' attribute.
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=13181
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/development/tools/parsing')
-rw-r--r-- | pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.3.nix | 20 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.3.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.3.nix index 8f043a5b9f4fb..63ae886c32fde 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.3.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.3.nix @@ -11,7 +11,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [m4]; meta = { - description = "A yacc-compatible parser generator"; + description = "GNU Bison, a Yacc-compatible parser generator"; + + longDescription = '' + 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. + + 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. + ''; + + homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/; + + license = "GPLv3+"; }; } // { glrSupport = true; |