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| Flex |
| Computer languages | C + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User manual available in HTML, Info, ASCII, dvi, PostScript, and TeXinfo formats from http://flex.sourceforge.net/manual/ |
| Full description | Flex is a tool for generating programs tha … Flex is a tool for generating programs that recognize lexical patterns in text. There are many applications for Flex, including writing compilers in conjunction with GNU Bison. Flex is a free implementation of the well known Lex program. It features a Lex compatibility mode, and also provides several new features such as exclusive start conditions. atures such as exclusive start conditions. |
| Homepage URL | http://flex.sourceforge.net + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | text + , bison + , scanner + , lexical + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 28 July 2009 + |
| License | BSD AdClause + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 10 January 2003 + |
| Name | Flex + |
| Real name | W. L. Estes + , Vern Paxson + |
| Related projects | Bison + , CPG + , WordNet + , Dbacl + , Dparser + |
| Resource URL | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=97492&atid=618177 + , http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/flex-announce + , http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/flex-help + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , Mailing List Info/Archive + |
| Revisionid | 4,554 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 14:16:52 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Generates text-scanning programs + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Text-creation | word-processing + |
| Use | text-creation + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version comment | 2.5.33 devel released 2006-02-21 |
| Version date | 21 February 2006 + |
| Version download | http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flex/flex-2.5.33.tar.gz?download + |
| Version identifier | 2.5.33 + |
| Version status | developmental + |
| Works-with | text + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 01:01:08 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | wlestes@uncg.edu + |
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| Bison + , CPG + , Dbacl + , Dparser + , WordNet + | Related projects |
| Flex#3 + , Flex#4 + , Flex#5 + | Resource of |
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