From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1KOwRg-0001mK-9u for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:32 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOwRe-0001jN-9D for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:30 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOwRc-0001gq-LK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:29 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38866 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KOwRc-0001gh-H0 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:28 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.34]:3386) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KOwRb-00012k-VY for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:21:28 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m71FLNKj013968 for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:21:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <4892907B.8020204@coresystems.de> <4892943F.1080000@coresystems.de> <87bq0dhvom.fsf@xs4all.nl> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:23:38 +0200 In-Reply-To: (bean123ch@gmail.com's message of "Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:48:53 +0800") Message-ID: <87y73ghi85.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: slight oddity in script parser X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:21:30 -0000 Hi, Bean writes: > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Marco Gerards wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Bean writes: >> >>> Perhaps we should use automatic tool to generate the lexer, like using >>> bison for the parser. But I recall that Marco encounter some issue >>> with flex, but I can't remember what it's now. >> >> You are right. I am not happy with the current lexer and would prefer >> a generated lexer like flex. Unfortunately, flex depends on a POSIX >> environment. > > Hi, > > Which POSIX feature does it use ? Can it be configured using option ? Sorry, I do not recall. IIRC it could not be disabled, otherwise I would have done that. -- Marco