jfl@munnari.oz.au (John Lenarcic) (06/04/90)
Does anyone know of any good books or papers that deal with Lex and Yacc in tutorial fashion ? I'm trying to teach 3rd year Computer Science students how to use these Unix tools effectively. The original papers on Lex and Yacc ( by M. E. Lesk/E. Schmidt and S. C. Johnson, respectively ) aren't really of much help because they're too brief and don't contain many examples of the tools in action. Apart from a brief article in the August '87 issue of "UnixWorld" and some terse snippets in the "Dragon" book, that's all I can find reference-wise. If anyone could steer me toward a Lex/Yacc teaching aid, I would be much obliged. Also, tips from academics on how to convey Lex/Yacc skills in the classroom would be appreciated. Let me know your own personal experiences on the subject. ( Would anyone happen to know the e-mail address of the person in charge of Lex/Yacc at Bell Labs. ? ) Please reply to me personally by e-mail, if possible. Thanks. John Lenarcic, Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. E-mail: jfl@munmurra.cs.mu.OZ.AU [The Nutshell handbook on Lex and Yacc is supposed to be pretty good, though I haven't read it myself. -John] -- Send compilers articles to compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us {spdcc | ima | lotus}!esegue. Meta-mail to compilers-request@esegue. Please send responses to the author of the message, not the poster.