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-* version 2.6.3
+* version 2.6.3 released 2016-12-30
+
+** scanner
+
+*** several bug fixes resolved problems introduced in recent flex
+ versions regarding processing of comments, literals and various
+ quoting scenarios.
+
+*** If the path to m4 was sufficiently long, a buffer overflow could
+ occur. This has been resolved. The fix also removes dependence on
+ the constant PATH_MAX.
** build
+*** A new configure option --disable-bootstrap changes the behavior of
+ the build system when building flex. The default
+ "--enable-bootstrap" behavior is to build flex, then to use that
+ flex to build flex again. With --disable-bootstrap, the scanner is
+ simply built by sedding the scanner source. This is friendlier to
+ cross compilation.
+
*** The compatibility functions in lib/ are no longer built as a
library. Instead, they are built as $(LIBOBJ) objects. This is
simpler and friendlier to cross compilation.
files change or when the binary doesn't exist. In particular, this
is friendlier to cross compilation. Resolves #108
+** test
+
+*** the shell scripts in the test suite are more portable across different shell implementations.
+
* version 2.6.2 released 2016-10-24
** flex internals