On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Will Lowe wrote: > > What is flex ? > Flex is the gnu clone of "lex", one of the original unix lexical analysis > tools.
> A decent book on compiler construction could probably explain > it better. "Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools" by Aho, > Sethi, and Ullman (1984, Addison-Wesley, also called "The Dragon Book" > because it's got a picture of a dragon on the front) is probably the > standard compilers text. Actually, I found that the book _Lex and Yacc_ published by O'Reilly & Associates is quite readable (I read the whole thing in two days) and is a good introduction to things both lexish and yaccish (including bison.) -- Jonathan Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brokersys +281-895-8101 http://www.brokersys.com/ 12703 Veterans Memorial #106, Houston, TX 77014, USA
