Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Opinions on lex and yacc thus far....
Message-ID: <1988Mar5.235719.553@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <8803012158.AA14617@decwrl.dec.com> <1988Mar3.184732.1144@utzoo.uucp>, <22045@tis.llnl.gov>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 88 23:57:19 GMT

> The LBL fast lex (flex) is currently in beta...

The trouble with flex, as announced, is that it's not lex:  it's a rewrite
which is admitted to be not fully compatible.  That makes it a great deal
less interesting, because it means you can't count on being able to just
recompile to get the speed benefits.  This is really disappointing.  The
world does not NEED another incompatible variant of lex!
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