RE: Flex is the most powerful lexical analysis language in the world. True or False?

Roger L Costello <costello@mitre.org>
Fri, 6 May 2022 11:16:05 +0000

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From: Roger L Costello <costello@mitre.org>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 11:16:05 +0000
Organization: Compilers Central
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Thank you Chris for that superb explanation!


> Flex is fine, but it is certainly not a be-all-end-all
> solution. It wouldn't even be the solution I would
> reach for first.


May I ask, what would be the solution that you would reach for first?


/Roger
[I'm not Chris but the answer is the one that does the job. You don't need
a flame thrower if you only need to light the BBQ. -John]

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