| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: New flex |
| Date: | 2003-04-20 18:18:09 |
| Message-ID: | 9980.1050862689@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> Debian has just upgraded flex to 2.5.31.
2.5.31 is not ready for prime time --- it does not even compile on
HPUX, Solaris, nor probably many other Unixen; and it seems to break
compatibility with the POSIX lex spec. See
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=32691
> Is anyone looking at changing the lexer sources to work with the new
> flex?
If I could compile it, I might think about investigating such issues...
in the meantime I suggest backing off to a less bleeding-edge flex.
regards, tom lane
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