Lex

1. tool A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its

input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a

version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex.

A version, by David Poole at Montana has been retargeted to

Turbo Pascal, .

["Lex - A Lexical Analyzer Generator", M.E. Lesk, CS TR 39,

Bell Labs, Oct 1975].

2. language, specification The lexical specification

language for COPS.

["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS",

J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed

W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp.122-159].

(2000-11-15)