* [9fans] yacc manual
@ 2007-02-02 7:17 Joel Salomon
2007-02-02 12:52 ` rog
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From: Joel Salomon @ 2007-02-02 7:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
What is the best reference for yacc available? I have the O'Reilly
"lex & yacc" book and S. C. Johnson's 1978 paper from the 7th Edition
manual, but is there something that more closely reflects Plan 9 yacc?
(Besides the unavailable 10th Edition manual, I mean). Is there
somewhere a list of changes in yacc between 1978 and 1990?
--Joel
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* Re: [9fans] yacc manual
2007-02-02 7:17 [9fans] yacc manual Joel Salomon
@ 2007-02-02 12:52 ` rog
2007-02-02 15:45 ` Joel Salomon
2007-02-02 13:01 ` Russ Cox
2007-02-02 16:16 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: rog @ 2007-02-02 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> (Besides the unavailable 10th Edition manual, I mean)
a brief search on the internet (e.g. ISBN 0030475295) suggests that
it is still possible to get hold of...
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* Re: [9fans] yacc manual
2007-02-02 7:17 [9fans] yacc manual Joel Salomon
2007-02-02 12:52 ` rog
@ 2007-02-02 13:01 ` Russ Cox
2007-02-02 15:42 ` Joel Salomon
2007-02-02 16:16 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Russ Cox @ 2007-02-02 13:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> What is the best reference for yacc available? I have the O'Reilly
> "lex & yacc" book and S. C. Johnson's 1978 paper from the 7th Edition
> manual, but is there something that more closely reflects Plan 9 yacc?
> (Besides the unavailable 10th Edition manual, I mean). Is there
> somewhere a list of changes in yacc between 1978 and 1990?
Nothing you should depend on has changed.
I am sure the O'Reilly book suffices.
Russ
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* Re: [9fans] yacc manual
2007-02-02 13:01 ` Russ Cox
@ 2007-02-02 15:42 ` Joel Salomon
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From: Joel Salomon @ 2007-02-02 15:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> Nothing you should depend on has changed.
> I am sure the O'Reilly book suffices.
Thanks.
--Joel
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* Re: [9fans] yacc manual
2007-02-02 12:52 ` rog
@ 2007-02-02 15:45 ` Joel Salomon
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From: Joel Salomon @ 2007-02-02 15:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> > (Besides the unavailable 10th Edition manual, I mean)
>
> a brief search on the internet (e.g. ISBN 0030475295) suggests that
> it is still possible to get hold of...
Listed for $50–80 by stores that don't have it, and for $300+ by those
that do. That qualifies as unavailable to me. ☹
--Joel
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* Re: [9fans] yacc manual
2007-02-02 7:17 [9fans] yacc manual Joel Salomon
2007-02-02 12:52 ` rog
2007-02-02 13:01 ` Russ Cox
@ 2007-02-02 16:16 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2007-02-03 19:32 ` [9fans] Finding out of print books Lyndon Nerenberg
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From: Skip Tavakkolian @ 2007-02-02 16:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> What is the best reference for yacc available? I have the O'Reilly
> "lex & yacc" book and S. C. Johnson's 1978 paper from the 7th Edition
> manual, but is there something that more closely reflects Plan 9 yacc?
> (Besides the unavailable 10th Edition manual, I mean). Is there
> somewhere a list of changes in yacc between 1978 and 1990?
Introduction to Compiler Construction With Unix (ISBN: 0134743962)
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* [9fans] Finding out of print books
2007-02-02 16:16 ` Skip Tavakkolian
@ 2007-02-03 19:32 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2007-02-04 0:24 ` Joel C. Salomon
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From: Lyndon Nerenberg @ 2007-02-03 19:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> Introduction to Compiler Construction With Unix (ISBN: 0134743962)
This, and lots of other out-of-print documentation can be found
through abebooks.com. They show three copies of the above book,
starting at USD$34.95 (I just bought the $30 copy :-)
I've used them in the past to track down the (original) Awk book,
volume 2 of _Document Formatting and Typesetting on the UNIX System_,
the dragon book, etc. In over half a dozen orders placed through
them I've never had a problem.
Note: I don't work there, own shares, get a commission, etc. I'm
just a happy customer.
--lyndon
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* Re: [9fans] Finding out of print books
2007-02-03 19:32 ` [9fans] Finding out of print books Lyndon Nerenberg
@ 2007-02-04 0:24 ` Joel C. Salomon
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From: Joel C. Salomon @ 2007-02-04 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
On 2/3/07, Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> wrote:
> > Introduction to Compiler Construction With Unix (ISBN: 0134743962)
>
> This, and lots of other out-of-print documentation can be found
> through abebooks.com. They show three copies of the above book,
> starting at USD$34.95 (I just bought the $30 copy :-)
CheapestBookPrice.com pointed me to Amazon.com Marketplace; $24 +
$3.50 shipping. The next one available goes for $28.25 + shipping.
--Joel
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