news: new syntax (%gprec and %precr)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 07bf5a9..a79b18b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@ * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?] +** New syntax: partial-order precedence relationships + + Formerly, the precedence order of tokens was linear, depending only on the + order in which they were declared. With the new syntax, all the tokens are + not necessarily comparable. It is possible to declare a group of tokens with + no links outside of the group, and to later on add only those needed. + The uncomparability of tokens would allow for more feedback on new conflicts + silently resolved via precedence. + + An example of the new syntax applied to arithmetic and boolean operators, + with '^' serving as both numerical power and boolean XOR: + + %gprec arith { + %left '+' '-' + %left '*' '/' + } + %gprec bool { + %left OR + %left AND + } + %gprec { %right '^' } + + %precr '^' > arith + %precr OR AND > '^' + + Here, AND is not comparable with '+', but '^' > '+' and AND > '^' * Noteworthy changes in release 3.0 (2013-07-25) [stable]