Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2(pesnta.1.2) 9/5/84; site scc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!pesnta!scc!steiny From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.legal Subject: Re: Re: yacc: public domain? Message-ID: <301@scc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 23:08:31 EST Article-I.D.: scc.301 Posted: Mon Jan 7 23:08:31 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Jan-85 05:31:29 EST References: <6779@brl-tgr.ARPA> <2114@umcp-cs.UUCP> <1276@orca.UUCP> <288@desint.UUCP> <3391@mit-eddie.UUCP> Organization: Personetics, Inc. - Santa Cruz, Calif. Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.unix-wizards:11408 net.legal:1250 > Re reverse engineering: a fairly detailed description of the Yacc state > machine is given in at least one of the standard Yacc references -- see > "man yacc" -- so the *algorithm* can hardly be called a trade secret. That's for sure! The book "Principles of Compiler Design" details lex and yacc throughly. -- scc!steiny Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 109 Torrey Pine Terr. Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 ihnp4!pesnta -\ fortune!idsvax -> scc!steiny ucbvax!twg -/