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From: rwberry@hubcap.UUCP (Robert W Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Compiling Spencer's regexp(3) for 8086
Message-ID: <3441@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 4 Nov 88 15:10:44 GMT
References: <6586@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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From article <6586@spool.cs.wisc.edu>, by tien@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (PB Schechter):
> I am trying to compile Spencer's regexp(3) using the Datalite C
> compiler on an 8086-based machine (GRiD Compass), but the compiler
> complains about many things (like encountering end of file before
> finding the end of a macro definition), and I'm having no luck tracking
> down what causes the complaints.  Has anyone succeeded in compiling
> regexp on a pc (UNIX cc has no trouble with it at all!)?  If so, can you
> tell me what (if anything) you had to do to get it to compile?
> 
> I'm hoping to get the vi look-alike editor, STEVIE, running on my machine,
> but first I need to get regexp to compile....
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> PB Schechter
> pb@cs.wisc.edu
     I have successfully compiled it using TC 1.5.  I got several
unreachable code warnings, but the test cases all seem to work.  It's
possible that the guy who packaged/ported STevie to the PC (I can't
remember his name, but whoever he is THANKS!! :-)) massaged the
regexp package a bit so that it would compile.  I can send you his
modified version if it will help.  However, I think it's more likely that
you got a corrupt package somehow (maybe in between your DOS machine and
your *nix machine?)
     Hope this helps somewhat.
     Bob

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