bison
brew install bisonAlso known as: bison@3.8
Parser generator
https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/bison.json
Formula code: bison.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 3.8.2 |
Keg-only because macOS already provides this software.
Uses from macOS: m4
Binaries:
bison,
yacc
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 294,541 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 10,512,309 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 22,605 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 13.0× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:50:40Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 22,602 | 46,203 | 129,574 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 3 | 8 | 40 |
| Installs on Request | 3,160 | 6,788 | 37,348 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| Build Errors | 0 |