From 6bbc777e2dfcc8e680c3e35973639ac7e01748fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 05:48:05 +0000 Subject: Advice about lex. svn path=/trunk/; revision=593 --- INSTALL | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index f7914399..0a793c2c 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ have to do is uncomment them. 2. MAKE -Next run +You may find you need flex at version 2.5.3 or greater to build +fetchmail. The stock lex distributed with Linux does not work -- it +yields a parser which core-dumps on syntax errors. The stock Solaris +lex also fails fetchmail. + +Run make -This will compile fetchmail for your system. Note that in order to -build it, you may find you need flex at version 2.5.3 or greater. The -stock lex distributed with Linux does not work -- it yields a parser -which core-dumps on syntax errors. +This will compile fetchmail for your system. 3. INSTALL -- cgit v1.2.3