Berkeley Yacc

reimplementation of the Unix parser generator Yacc
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Berkeley Yacc

Summary

Berkeley Yacc is a LALR parser generator[1].

Key Facts

  • Berkeley Yacc is the creator of Robert P. Corbett[2].
  • Berkeley Yacc's instance of is recorded as LALR parser generator[3].
  • Berkeley Yacc's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[4].
  • Berkeley Yacc's instance of is recorded as public-domain software[5].
  • Berkeley Yacc's based on is recorded as yacc[6].
  • Berkeley Yacc's developer is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey[7].
  • Berkeley Yacc's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Berkeley Yacc's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20170709[10].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20180510[11].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20180525[12].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20180609[13].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20190617[14].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20191103[15].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20191119[16].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20191125[17].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20200330[18].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20211224[19].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20220128[20].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20230201[21].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20230219[22].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20230521[23].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20240109[24].
  • Berkeley Yacc's software version identifier is recorded as 20241231[25].
  • September 2, 1989 marks the founding of Berkeley Yacc[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include LALR parser generator[3], standard UNIX utility or command[4], and public-domain software[5].

Origins

September 2, 1989 marks the founding of Berkeley Yacc[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . mdoc.su. mdoc.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . packages.debian.org. Retrieved . packages.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . invisible-mirror.net. Retrieved . invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . invisible-mirror.net. Retrieved . invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . invisible-mirror.net. Retrieved . invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . invisible-mirror.net. invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . invisible-mirror.net. invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . invisible-mirror.net. invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . invisible-mirror.net. invisible-mirror.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . groups.google.com. groups.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Uzume · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Netbsd package id devel/byacc
    Copyright status public domain
    Developer Thomas E. Dickey
    Source code repository url https://github.com/ThomasDickey/byacc-snapshots, https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/byacc/, ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/byacc/
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P277]]: [[Q15777]]"
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