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Daniel Lipski

2006-04-12, 10:02 pm

Hi
Im writing compiler with Flex as scanner and Bison as parser. Naturally
i want user friendly error descriptions with token locations so i have
to track locations in flex and make them available in Bison. Here comes
problems beacouse version of flex im using (2.5.4a from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/flex.htm) doesnt have build in
suport for locations.

I read that there are some other versions of flex (on sourceforge ?)
supporting location (by some %option bison-bridge or sth) but i cant
find them. Offcourse i can calcualte location by myself but if i dont
have to... . Can you help me ? I'm looking for flex working on windows
platform.

Thanx
Daniel Lipski

Thomas Dickey

2006-04-14, 7:07 pm

Daniel Lipski <s2565@pjwstk.edu.pl> wrote:

> I read that there are some other versions of flex (on sourceforge ?)
> supporting location (by some %option bison-bridge or sth) but i cant
> find them. Offcourse i can calcualte location by myself but if i dont
> have to... . Can you help me ? I'm looking for flex working on windows
> platform.


The version on sourceforge hasn't been ported anywhere. flex 2.5.4a is
trivial to build on windows; you're better off learning how to do that.

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Ranjit Mathew

2006-04-17, 7:05 pm

Daniel Lipski wrote:
>
> I read that there are some other versions of flex (on sourceforge ?)


Yes. http://flex.sourceforge.net/ contains the latest releases.

HTH,
Ranjit.

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