1 // $Id: README,v 1.2 1994/06/24 10:56:35 ceriel Exp $
3 This is release 2.3 of flex - a full release.
5 The flex distribution consists of the following files:
24 libmain.c flex library (-lfl) source
26 initscan.c pre-flex'd version of scan.l
28 flex.skel skeleton for generated scanners
30 flexdoc.1 full user documentation
31 flex.1 reference documentation
33 Changes Differences between this release and the previous one
35 COPYING flex's copyright
37 MISC/ a directory containing miscellaneous porting-related
38 notes (for Atari, MS-DOS, Turbo-C, and VMS)
41 Decide where you want to keep flex.skel (suggestion: /usr/local/lib),
42 but don't move it there yet. Edit "Makefile" and change the definition
43 of SKELETON_FILE to reflect the full pathname of flex.skel.
45 Read the "Porting considerations" note in the Makefile and make
46 the necessary changes.
48 To make flex for the first time, use:
52 which uses the pre-generated copy of the flex scanner (the scanner
53 itself is written using flex).
55 Assuming it builds successfully, you can test it using
59 The "diff" should not show any differences.
61 If you're feeling adventurous, issue "make bigtest" and be prepared
69 Please send problems and feedback to: