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+################################################################################
+#
+# bison
+#
+################################################################################
+
+BISON_VERSION = 3.8.2
+BISON_DIR = bison-$(BISON_VERSION)
+BISON_SOURCE = bison-$(BISON_VERSION).tar.xz
+BISON_SITE = $(GNU_MIRROR)/bison
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_BISON_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
+
+HOST_BISON_CONF_ENV = \
+	ac_cv_libtextstyle=no
+
+HOST_BISON_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--enable-relocatable
+
+# parallel build issue in examples/c/reccalc/
+HOST_BISON_MAKE = \
+	$(MAKE1)
+
+host-bison: | $(HOST_DIR)
+	$(call host-autotools-package)