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authorStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-02-15 18:29:57 +0100
committerStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-02-15 18:29:57 +0100
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parentb42514b48a5104785737cb4459e177b98d023ed7 (diff)
downloadautomake-f4d2f3b76702ee43025c809d3588662859146943.tar.gz
Merge branch 'yl-work-for-master'
* yl-work-for-master: (44 commits) tests: truly use Lex and Yacc selected by configure news: fix grammaros related to Yacc yacc/lex tests: avoid spurious skips with non-GNU make fixup: remove double news entry tests: workaround for shells with broken 'set -e' tests: avoid spurious failure with non-bison yacc tests: fix spurious failures due to missing 'yywrap()' function fixup: list of yacc/lex tests was botched tests: work around bug#7884 in many yacc/lex tests yacc/lex tests: remove an unneeded workaround for bug#8485 yacc/lex tests: avoid too much failures with FreeBSD make yacc-dist-nobuild.test: add reference to bug#7884 yacc tests: fix bug in 'yacc-cxx.test' lex tests: fix spurious link errors on Solaris lex: "make clean" removes .c files from non-distributed .l lex tests: make test on Lex dependency tracking more "semantic" lex tests: remove erroneous check about ylwrap distribution yacc tests: "make clean" removes C++ files from non-distributed .y tests: add a workaround for automake bug#8485 tests: add a couple of inter-tests reference ...
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diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
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--- a/doc/automake.texi
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@@ -6173,12 +6173,16 @@ cause the intermediate file to be named @file{foo.c} (as opposed to
@file{y.tab.c}, which is more traditional).
The extension of a yacc source file is used to determine the extension
-of the resulting C or C++ file. Files with the extension @file{.y}
-will be turned into @file{.c} files; likewise, @file{.yy} will become
-@file{.cc}; @file{.y++}, @file{c++}; @file{.yxx}, @file{.cxx}; and
-@file{.ypp}, @file{.cpp}.
-
-Likewise, lex source files can be used to generate C or C++; the
+of the resulting C or C++ source and header files. Note that header
+files are generated only when the @option{-d} Yacc option is used; see
+below for more information about this flag, and how to specify it.
+Files with the extension @file{.y} will thus be turned into @file{.c}
+sources and @file{.h} headers; likewise, @file{.yy} will become
+@file{.cc} and @file{.hh}, @file{.y++} will become @file{c++} and
+@file{h++}, @file{.yxx} will become @file{.cxx} and @file{.hxx},
+and @file{.ypp} will become @file{.cpp} and @file{.hpp}.
+
+Similarly, lex source files can be used to generate C or C++; the
extensions @file{.l}, @file{.ll}, @file{.l++}, @file{.lxx}, and
@file{.lpp} are recognized.