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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql: Enable script to generate preproc.y in build process.
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Msg-id 7799.1226788789@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pgsql: Enable script to generate preproc.y in build process.  ("Alex Hunsaker" <badalex@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: pgsql: Enable script to generate preproc.y in build process.  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
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"Alex Hunsaker" <badalex@gmail.com> writes:
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 15:23, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Huh ... what gcc and bison versions are you using?  The code is
>> certainly wrong but I wonder why nobody else saw this error.

> $ bison --version
> bison (GNU Bison) 2.4

Interesting.  Looking at the generated code, it seems that the older
bison versions I have here (2.3 and 1.875) insert an extra semicolon at
the end of any action.  Apparently 2.4 doesn't do that anymore ...
I wonder how many other projects' code will break?

            regards, tom lane

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