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diff --git a/chapter06/flex-inst.xml b/chapter06/flex-inst.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 2681eb7ce..000000000 --- a/chapter06/flex-inst.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Installation of Flex</title> - -<para>Prepare Flex for compilation:</para> - -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> - -<para>Compile the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> - -<para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make bigcheck</userinput></screen> - -<para>And install the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - -<para>There are some packages that expect to find the Lex library in -<filename>/usr/lib</filename>. Create a symlink to account for this:</para> - -<screen><userinput>ln -s libfl.a /usr/lib/libl.a</userinput></screen> - -<para>A few programs don't know about <userinput>flex</userinput> yet and try -to run its predecessor <userinput>lex</userinput>. To support those programs, -create a shell script named <filename>lex</filename> that calls -<userinput>flex</userinput> in Lex emulation mode:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cat > /usr/bin/lex << "EOF"</userinput> -#!/bin/sh -# Begin /usr/bin/lex - -exec /usr/bin/flex -l "$@" - -# End /usr/bin/lex -<userinput>EOF -chmod 755 /usr/bin/lex</userinput></screen> - -</sect2> - |