2.2 README

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 // $Header$
 
-This is release 2.1 of flex - a beta release.
+This is release 2.2 of flex - an alpha release.
+
+The intent behind this alpha release is to weed out most of the
+bugs associated with some new features, and to follow up with either
+a beta or full 2.3 release by the end of May.
 
 The flex distribution consists of the following files:
 
@@ -21,33 +25,30 @@ The flex distribution consists of the following files:
        tblcmp.c
        yylex.c
 
+       libmain.c       flex library (-lfl) source
+
        initscan.c      pre-flex'd version of scan.l
 
        flex.skel       skeleton for generated scanners
 
-       flex.1          manual entry
+       flexdoc.1       full user documentation
+       flex.1          reference documentation
 
        Changes         Differences between this release and the previous one
-       COPYING         flex's copyright
-       MISC            miscellaneous stuff (e.g., old VMS Makefile) which
-                       almost no one will care about
 
+       COPYING         flex's copyright
 
-If you have installed a previous version of flex, delete it (after making
-backups, of course).  This will entail removing the source directory,
-/usr/include/{flexskelcom,fastskeldef,flexskeldef}.h, and
-/usr/local/lib/flex.{skel,fastskel}, if that's where you put the various
-pieces.
+       MISC/           a directory containing miscellaneous porting-related
+                       notes (for Atari, MS-DOS, Turbo-C, and VMS)
 
 
-Decide where you want to keep flex.skel (suggestion:  /usr/local/lib) and
-copy it there.  Edit "Makefile" and change the definition of SKELETON_FILE
-to reflect the full pathname of flex.skel.
+Decide where you want to keep flex.skel (suggestion:  /usr/local/lib),
+but don't move it there yet.  Edit "Makefile" and change the definition
+of SKELETON_FILE to reflect the full pathname of flex.skel.
 
 Read the "Porting considerations" note in the Makefile and make
 the necessary changes.
 
-
 To make flex for the first time, use:
 
     make first_flex
@@ -61,56 +62,22 @@ Assuming it builds successfully, you can test it using
 
 The "diff" should not show any differences.
 
-If you're feeling adventurous, rebuild scan.c using various
-combinations of FLEX_FLAGS, each time trying "make test" when
-you're done.  To rebuild it, do
-
-       rm scan.c
-       make FLEX_FLAGS="..."
-
-where "..." is one of:
-
-       -c
-       -ce
-       -cm
-       -cfe
-       -cFe
-
-and testing using:
+If you're feeling adventurous, issue "make bigtest" and be prepared
+to wait a while.
 
-       make FLEX_FLAGS="..." test
+Install flex using:
 
-
-Format the manual entry using
-
-       make flex.man
+       make install
 
 
 Please send problems and feedback to:
 
-       vern@{csam.lbl.gov,rtsg.ee.lbl.gov}  or  ucbvax!csam.lbl.gov!vern
-
-       Vern Paxson
-       Real Time Systems
-       Bldg. 46A
-       Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
-       1 Cyclotron Rd.
-       Berkeley, CA 94720
-
-       (415) 486-6411
-
-
-I will be gone from mid-July '89 through mid-August '89.  From August on,
-the addresses are:
-
-       vern@cs.cornell.edu     (email sent to the former addresses should
-                                continue to be forwarded for quite a while)
+       vern@cs.cornell.edu
+       decvax!cornell!vern
+       vern@LBL (Bitnet)
 
        Vern Paxson
        CS Department
-       Grad Office
-       4126 Upson
+       4126 Upson Hall
        Cornell University
        Ithaca, NY 14853-7501
-
-       <no phone number yet>