Using FLEX to do macro processing - enhancement to include processing

Has there been any discussion about using FLEX to handle macro expansion
as opposed to just #include type processing as descriobed in the Flex
manual?


For example, can I use yy_create_buffer(FILE *file,int size) with a NIL
FILE * and merely unput() the macro text into this buffer? Then I could
use yy_switch_buffer(..) to switch to the macro buffer. I haven't tried
this. Is there some other recommended way? I really don't want to write
the expanded macro out to a disk file and then read it back in.


Charlie Havener at Epsilon - Burlington , Mass. 617-273-2630 x6064
cdh@world.std.com
[Plain unput() might work, though I imagine it'd be more robust to
redefine YY_INPUT to copy in expanded text when it's reading from a
buffer corresponding to expanded text. -John]
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