Flex and Bison

by Levine, John

• ISBN13: 9780596155971
• ISBN10: 0596155972
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

This updated classic teaches Unix and Linux developers how to solve specific problems by processing text data, using two key Unix utilities -- flex and bison. Since 1992, the previous edition of this book has taught programmers how to use the lex and yacc Unix utilities in program development. Now, the tools have shifted to flex and bison, and this new edition shows programmers how to use these utilities to parse or process text data, whether it's code, configuration files, or any other structured format. flex & bison addresses a wide range of text processing functions, as well as syntax crunching that regular expressions tools can't handle. The book also offers expanded coverage of key programming techniques, including syntax trees and symbol tables, and helps programmers build compilers and interpreters.

Author Biography

John Levine, founder of Taughannock Networks, writes, speaks, and consults on e-mail, the Internet, and other computer topics. He has written over 20 technical books, and is the co-author of O'Reilly's lex & yacc, 2nd Edition and qmail. He's also deeply involved in Internet e-mail in general and spam issues in particular as co-chair of the Internet Research Task Force's Anti-Spam Research Group (http://asrg.sp.am ) and a board member of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (http://www.cauce.org.) He lives and works in the tiny village of Trumansburg NY (http://www.trumansburg.ny.us) where he reports that being the municipal sewer commissioner was a much cleaner job than dealing with spammers.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introducing Flex and Bison

Using Flex

Using Bison

Parsing SQL

A Reference for Flex Specifications

A Reference for Bison Specifications

Ambiguities and Conflicts

Error Reporting and Recovery

Advanced Flex and Bison

SQL Parser Grammar and Cross-Reference

Glossary

Colophon

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