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Lex & Yacc

This book shows you how to use two Unix utilities, lexand yacc,in program development. These tools help programmers build compilers and interpreters, but they also have a wider range of applications.

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The second edition contains completely revised tutorial sections for novice users and reference sections for advanced users. This edition is twice the size of the first and has an expanded index.

The following material has been added:

Each utility is explained in a chapter that covers basic usage and simple, stand-alone applications How to implement a full SQL grammar, with full sample code Major MS-DOS and Unix versions of lexand yaccare explored in depth, including AT&T lexand yacc, Berkeley yacc, Berkeley/GNU Flex, GNU Bison, MKS lexand yacc, and Abraxas PCYACC

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 388 pages

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