This post explains how to install lex and yacc onto your Linux distros and how to run small programs.
For Debian based systems - there is a package called Flex. Install it. This is the alternative for lex. Here you go - the definition from Synaptic itself:
A Flex generates as output a C source file, lex.yy.c, which defines a routine yylex(). This file is compiled and linked with the -lfl library to produce an executable. When the executable is run, it analyzes its input for occurrences of the regular expressions. Whenever it finds one, it executes the corresponding C code.
Similarly to work yacc - there is tool called Bison. Install it using synaptic.
Or you can install it via cmd line issuing the command:
sudo apt-get install flex bison
After installation, you can execute the attached program [see dropbox link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ynbcghps02vhmo4/a.l?dl=0] for counting the number of consonants and vowels in a given input.
Run the lexical analyzer to create tokens from the program - a.l
Issue the below commands:
[1]flex a.l
This would create a file called lex.yy.c - A C file. Compile this C file to get your executable
[2]cc lex.yy.c -o al -ll
Finally run the executable:
[3] ./al
You should not be able to type input to the program
Type "Linux" [without quotes] and press enter.
Type Ctrl + D to see the output as shown in the below diagram.
The next post will help you to figure out how to run a yacc program.
Till then, keep reading.
Tc,
Ananth S Gouri
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