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diff --git a/gnu/packages/bison.scm b/gnu/packages/bison.scm index 2d2209c4ff..8782096cf0 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/bison.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/bison.scm @@ -46,15 +46,8 @@ (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/") (synopsis "Parser generator") (description - "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.") + "Bison is a general-purpose parser generator. It can build a +deterministic LR or generalized LR parser from an annotated, context- free +grammar. It is versatile enough to have a wide variety of applications, from +parsers for simple tools up to parsers for complex programming languages.") (license gpl3+))) |