Command-line tool

byacc

brew/byacc

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

(Arguably) the best yacc variant

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install byacc

macOS

brew install byacc

Linux

brew install byacc

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