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Re: AC_PROG_LEX behavior
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: AC_PROG_LEX behavior |
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Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:51:38 +0200 |
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Patrick Welche wrote:
> the program's configure.ac tests
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> if test "$LEX" != flex; then
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> as a way of testing flex vs lex
The common motivation for distinguishing 'flex' from 'lex' is when someone
has a .l file that uses flex syntax (such as %option). If you are in this
case, you can use
AC_CHECK_PROGS([FLEX], [flex])
instead of AC_PROG_LEX.
Bruno