5.29. Flex-2.5.35

The Flex package contains a utility for generating programs that recognize patterns in text.

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/hlfs/wiki/flex

5.29.1. Installation of Flex

Prepare Flex for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/tools

Compile the package:

make

Install the package:

make install

Details on this package are located in Section 6.36.2, “Contents of Flex.”