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* [[NEdit]] - XFree86 - | * [[NEdit]] - XFree86 - Auto-indent, autocomplete and syntax highlighting for YACC BNF files - Open source - Discontinued | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 2 March 2018
Lex is a tool that looks for logical units (lexemes) in sequences of characters. This is typically the first tasks a compiler does after it has when he is has to do is read the source program and group its characters into lexemes.
OS/2 Tools
- MKS lex & yacc
- flex
- Thinkage YAY [1]
- Turbo Pascal Lex/YACC - Open source tool that uses L/Y syntax but outputs Turbo Pascal compatible code.
- Editor support