// $Id$ This is release 2.3 of flex - a full release. The flex distribution consists of the following files: README This message Makefile flexdef.h parse.y scan.l ccl.c dfa.c ecs.c flex sources gen.c main.c misc.c nfa.c sym.c tblcmp.c yylex.c libmain.c flex library (-lfl) source initscan.c pre-flex'd version of scan.l flex.skel skeleton for generated scanners flexdoc.1 full user documentation flex.1 reference documentation Changes Differences between this release and the previous one COPYING flex's copyright MISC/ a directory containing miscellaneous porting-related notes (for Atari, MS-DOS, Turbo-C, and VMS) Decide where you want to keep flex.skel (suggestion: /usr/local/lib), but don't move it there yet. Edit "Makefile" and change the definition of SKELETON_FILE to reflect the full pathname of flex.skel. Read the "Porting considerations" note in the Makefile and make the necessary changes. To make flex for the first time, use: make first_flex which uses the pre-generated copy of the flex scanner (the scanner itself is written using flex). Assuming it builds successfully, you can test it using make test The "diff" should not show any differences. If you're feeling adventurous, issue "make bigtest" and be prepared to wait a while. Install flex using: make install Please send problems and feedback to: vern@cs.cornell.edu decvax!cornell!vern Vern Paxson CS Department 4126 Upson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-7501