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From: george@okstate.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bugs
Subject: What gives with Lex(1) & structures
Message-ID: <25600002@okstate.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 20:45:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 24 20:45:00 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Oct-84 06:55:39 EST
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Nf-From: okstate!george    Oct 24 14:45:00 1984

While using Lex(1), I have noticed the following:

If you make a declaration of the form

------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern decls
%%
   struct ident {
      char name[32];
      .
      .
      .
      struct ident *link;
   } struct ident *header;
rules     actions
%%
Whatever else is needed.
EOF
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lex(1) will generate a C program with the folowing in it.




------------------------------------------------------------------------
exern decls
   struct ident {
      char name[32];
      .
      .
      .
      struct ident *link;
   }
+the rest of the standard Lex(1) program.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
What happens to the "struct ident *header;" portion of the declaration?

     If anybody has had the same problem please post your experiences.

george [in real life Gregg Wonderly]@okstate