10.40. Flex-2.5.33 32 Bit Libraries

The Flex package contains a utility for generating programs that recognize patterns in text.

10.40.1. Installation of Flex

Prepare Flex for compilation:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make libfl.a

Install the package:

make install

There are some packages that expect to find the lex library in /usr/lib. Create a symlink to account for this:

ln -sv libfl.a /usr/lib/libl.a

Details on this package are located in Section 10.41.2, “Contents of Flex.”