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From: SA44@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK (Kevin Maguire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: public domain lex
Message-ID: <90163.183631SA44@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>
Date: 12 Jun 90 17:36:31 GMT
References: <22076@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
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In article <22076@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, hoople@boulder.Colorado.EDU (HOOPLE
ANDREW RUSSELL) says:
>
>I know from reading this news group that there exists a public
>domain yacc program (byacc), but does anyone know of a public
>domain lex program?

Not wanting to be facitious (spell?)... but doing so anyway, I suggest
getting hold of GNU flex from prep.ai.mit.edu (cd pub/gnu). Of course
if you've got a PC forget it.
    Also get GNU bison as the best PD yacc around, version 1.10
has just been released (June 7th).

Kevin Maguire

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