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diff --git a/debian/lemon.1 b/debian/lemon.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..914ee07 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/lemon.1 @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.Dd 2002-10-04 +.Dt LEMON 1 +.Os "Debian GNU/Linux" +.\" Manual page created by Guus Sliepen <guus@debian.org> +.Sh NAME +.Nm lemon +.Nd The Lemon Parser Generator +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl bcgmqsx +.Ar input +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is an LALR(1) parser generator for C or C++. +It does the same job as bison and yacc. +But +.Nm +is not another bison or yacc clone. +It uses a different grammar syntax which is designed to reduce the number of coding errors. +.Nm +also uses a more sophisticated parsing engine that is faster than yacc and bison +and which is both reentrant and thread-safe. +Furthermore, +.Nm +implements features that can be used to eliminate resource leaks, +making is suitable for use in long-running programs such as graphical user interfaces or embedded controllers. +.Pp +.Nm +will read the grammer from +.Ar input +and write out a parser for that grammar in the C language. +.Sh OPTIONS +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl b +Print only the basis in report. +.It Fl c +Don't compress the action table. +.It Fl g +Print grammar without actions. +.It Fl m +Output a makeheaders compatible file. +.It Fl q +(Quiet) Don't print the report file. +.It Fl s +Print parser stats to standard output. +.It Fl x +Print the version number. +.El +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Pa /usr/share/lemon/lempar.c +Driver template for the +.Nm +parser generator. +.El +.Sh AUTHOR +.Nm +has been written by +.An D. Richard Hipp Aq drh@hwaci.com . +.Pp +This manual page was written by +.An Guus Sliepen Aq guus@debian.org +for the Debian GNU/Linux system. |