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javacc


Information about the package, javacc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The javacc package is designed for, A parser/scanner generator for java.


Package Name:

javacc

Summary:

A parser/scanner generator for java

Description:

Java Compiler Compiler (JavaCC) is the most popular parser generator for use with Java applications. A parser generator is a tool that reads a grammar specification and converts it to a Java program that can recognize matches to the grammar. In addition to the parser generator itself, JavaCC provides other standard capabilities related to parser generation such as tree building (via a tool called JJTree included with JavaCC), actions, debugging, etc.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.1

Release:

0.5.el6

Size:

895 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for javacc


Control the javacc package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install javacc

This command will install javacc on the server.

yum remove javacc

This command will un-install javacc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove javacc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove javacc

This command will un-install javacc on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove javacc when using the -y flag.

yum update javacc

This command will update javacc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove javacc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update javacc

This command will update javacc to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove javacc when using the -y flag.

yum info javacc

This command will show you core information about the javacc package.

yum deplist javacc

This command will show you the dependencies for javacc. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update javacc

This command will check if there is an update waiting on javacc. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.