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diff --git a/appendixa/bison-desc.xml b/appendixa/bison-desc.xml index 1e0895f69..41fd31543 100644 --- a/appendixa/bison-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/bison-desc.xml @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ <sect4><title>bison</title> -<para>Bison is a parser generator, a replacement for YACC. YACC stands for Yet -Another Compiler Compiler. What is Bison then? It is a program that +<para>bison is a parser generator, a replacement for yacc. yacc stands for Yet +Another Compiler Compiler. What is bison then? It is a program that generates a program that analyzes the structure of a text file. Instead of writing the actual program a user specifies how things should be connected and with those rules a program is constructed that analyzes the @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ one of them is the calculator.</para> <para>A human can easily come to the result 7. Why? Because of the structure. Our brain knows -how to interpret the string. The computer doesn't know that and Bison -is a +how to interpret the string. The computer doesn't know that and bison is a tool to help it understand by presenting the string in the following way to the compiler:</para> @@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ number 1 which are joined by the add symbol. Adding 1 to the previous result makes 7. In calculating the most complex calculations can be broken down in this tree format and the computer just starts at the bottom and works its way up to the top and comes with the correct -answer. Of course, Bison isn't only used for calculators +answer. Of course, bison isn't only used for calculators alone.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>yacc</title> |