Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: Timothy Knox Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: Applications using Lex/Flex & Yacc/Bison Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:12:08 -0800 Organization: Compilers Central Lines: 17 Sender: johnl@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <13-11-009@comp.compilers> References: <13-11-006@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1384092897 13617 64.57.183.58 (10 Nov 2013 14:14:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:14:57 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: lex Posted-Date: 10 Nov 2013 09:14:57 EST X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:1033 Somewhere on Shadow Earth, at Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 11:40:54PM -0800, Partha S Panda wrote: > I am trying to figure out hardware or software applications other then > compiler-related that utilize yacc/bison and lex/flex respectively. > > This will help me register the range of these tools. At my last gig, we used flex for teasing apart browser user agent strings, for determining client capabilities. -- Timothy Knox I like to say that in the old days, if you reinvented the wheel, you would get your wrist slapped for not reading. But nowadays people are reinventing the flat tire. I'd personally be happy if they reinvented the wheel, because at least we'd be moving forward. -- Alan Kay