flex is a tool for generating scanners: programs which recognize
lexical patterns in text.
-The latest official release of flex can be found at:
+More information about flex as well as the latest official release of
+flex can be found at:
-ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/
+http://lex.sourceforge.net/
+
+Of particular interest is the mailing list
+lex-announce@lists.sourceforge.net as that is where posts will be made
+announcing new releases of flex.
Note that flex is distributed under a copyright very similar to that of
BSD Unix, and not under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
-Please send bug reports and feedback to help-flex@gnu.org.
+Please send bug reports and feedback to lex-help@lists.sourceforge.net.
The flex distribution contains the following files which may be of interest:
** update freshmeat entry to reflect sourceforge move (estes)
-** update flex docs to reflect changeover to sourceforge (millaway)
-
** Move CVS to sourceforge (estes)
** test the mailing lists (estes)
dnl autoconf requirements and initialization
AC_PREREQ(2.54)
-AC_INIT(flex,2.5.27,help-flex@gnu.org)
+AC_INIT(flex,2.5.27,lex-help@lists.sourceforge.net)
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(scan.l)
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:conf.in)
If you have problems with @code{flex} or think you have found a bug,
please send mail detailing your problem to
-@email{help-flex@@gnu.org}. Patches are always welcome.
+@email{lex-help@@lists.sourceforge.net}. Patches are always welcome.
@node Introduction, Simple Examples, Reporting Bugs, Top
@chapter Introduction
@node Where else can I find help?
@unnumberedsec Where else can I find help?
-The @code{help-flex} email list is served by GNU. See @uref{http://www.gnu.org/} for
-details on how to subscribe or search the archives.
+You can find the flex homepage on the web at
+@uref{http://lex.sourceforge.net/}. See that page for details about flex
+mailing lists as well.
@node Can I include comments in the "rules" section of the file?
@unnumberedsec Can I include comments in the "rules" section of the file?