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From: Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
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Subject: Re: [ANN] RE/flex 0.9.18 - a Flex-like lexical analyzer generator for C++
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Am 28.03.2017 um 19:32 schrieb Kaz Kylheku:

> A nice feature in Flex might be parametrized named regexes:
>
> You know how we can define
>
>   ALF [A-Z]+
>
> and later use
>
>   {ALF}
[...]

This reminds me of CoCo/R, where such constructs and extensions are
available since decades. Or MetaS, with extended flexibility and
disambiguation beyond traditional regular expressions.

DoDi