Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 11:22:18 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Flex 2.5.4 build query
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2001, Andrew Cottrell wrote:

> I have re-built flex 2.5.4, but then checked to see if all of the exe's were
> built and found the following symlink files were not created (these are in
> the v2gnu\flx254b.zip file on simtel) :
>     Archive:  t:/v2gnu/flx254b.zip
>       Length     Date   Time    Name
>      --------    ----   ----    ----
>          2048  20-04-00 02:03   bin/flexpp.exe
>          2048  20-04-00 02:03   bin/flexx.exe
>      --------                   -------
>        205824                   3 files
> 
> How were these created? My guess was they were done by hand.

Your guess is correct.

> Are they needed
> if the original flex does not have support for them?
> 
> Further Info:
> =========
> I greped for all references ti flexpp and didn't find any in the flex src
> directory

Try grepping for "flex++" ;-)

> By the way there is a Flex 2.5.4a release

I'd advise against using alpha versions.