gnats/48: autoconf script incorrectly finds parser generator

[obrien]

>Number:         48
>Category:       gnats
>Synopsis:       autoconf script incorrectly finds parser generator
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 21 10:34:00 PST 2000
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>Originator:     address@hidden
>Release:        gnats-3.113
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>Description:
For some reason the GNU autoconf / Makefile.in will not correctly find a 
LALR(1) parser generator.  Even though the toplevel Makefile.in sets values for 
$(BISON) and $(YACC), Makefile.in hardcoded the passing of $(BISON) to child 
Makefiles.
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