Re: [HACKERS] Re: [PATCHES] Patch for more readable parse error messages

From: Peter Eisentraut <e99re41(at)DoCS(dot)UU(dot)SE>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [PATCHES] Patch for more readable parse error messages
Date: 2000-02-22 12:18:25
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.02A.10002221316290.14754-100000@Haj.DoCS.UU.SE
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> For the same sort of reasons I'd prefer that our scanner worked
> with vanilla lex, not just flex. I'm not sure how far away we are
> from that; it may be an unrealistic goal. But if it is within reach
> then we shouldn't give it up lightly.

I concur. Somewhere in between vanilla lex and flex is also POSIX lex,
which does support exclusive start conditions but no <<EOF>>.

Anyone for getting rid of GNU make?

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