Lex (lexical analyzer generator)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lexical analyzer generator
gptkbp:category Unix programming tools
Free software programmed in C
Compiler construction tools
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:Eric_Schmidt
gptkb:Mike_Lesk
gptkbp:firstReleased 1975
gptkbp:format regular expressions
C source code
gptkbp:genre compiler tool
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lex (lexical analyzer generator)
gptkbp:influenced flex
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion Open source variants exist
gptkbp:license varies (originally proprietary, open source variants exist)
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Yacc
gptkbp:usedFor generating lexical analyzers
gptkbp:writtenBy C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_Aho
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6