[mira_talk] Re: Problem when compile mira 3.2.1

  • From: Xiaoli Zhang <xiaoliz@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mira_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:44:28 +0100

Hi,

Thank you Robert.

But if I want to install mira in a public system where several versions of flex 
exist.
Is it possible to give the right version of flex with path to the configure 
file. 
If it is poosible, what do I need to do?

Xiaoli

Robert Bruccoleri <bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Dear Xiaoli,
>
>Xiaoli Zhang wrote:
>
>  Dear Robert,
>
>Thanks for your patient.
>
>Do you mean after I make the flex and flex++ match with each other and then
>do the ./configure again and after these then run the rm as a single
>command on top of mira directory?
>  
>
>Slightly different. Here's the order:
>
>
>
>1. Make flex and flex++ match.
>
>2. Remove the lexers: 
>
>    change default directory (cd)  to the mira-3.2.1 directory
>
>    rm `find . -iname '*flexer.cc'`
>
>3. Run configure
>
>4. Make mira.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>
>  
>Xiaoli
>
>Robert Bruccoleri <bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>(mailto:bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>
>  
>  
>    Dear Xiaoli,
>
>   The Flex mismatch is the problem. 2.5.33 and 2.5.4 generate
>different lexers, and they are not compatible.
>
>   On my system, they are the same program, which flex++ being a
>symbolic link to flex.
>
>
>   You will need to modify your shell's path to ensure that flex and
>flex++ point to the same executable for Flex 2.5.33. In addition, you
>will have to delete the flex output within the mira distribution so it
>will remake the lexers from the lex source code. That's why you need to
>execute the 'rm' command below.
>
>
>   With regard to your question below, execute the 'rm' command first
>before you configure mira for compilation. You do not have to modify
>the configure script.
>
>
>   Regards,
>
>   Bob
>
>
>
>Xiaoli Zhang wrote:
>
> 
>Robert Bruccoleri <bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>(mailto:bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
>(mailto:bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:bruc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx))
>wrote:
>
> 
> 
>   Dear Xiaoli,
>
>  This could be due to a mismatch between Flex and Flex++ versions.
>Try the following:
>
>flex -V
>
>flex++ -V
>
>   
> 
> 
>Yes, my flex 2.5.33 and flex++ version 2.5.4
>
>Is that a must these two versions should be match each other?
>
> 
> 
>   Also, prior to the configure, try the following:
>rm `find . -iname '*flexer.cc'`
>
>   
> 
> 
>I am not very understand this. Is that meaning open the configure file and
>remove all the *flexer.cc ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Xiaoli


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