[mod_python] flex path and version for compiling mod_python

Frank Gruman fgatwork at verizon.net
Tue May 10 18:05:20 EDT 2005


On the default SLES9 install, it is 2.5.4

Regards,
Frank

Jim Gallacher wrote:

> Could I get a little input from folks?
>
> Currently, flex is needed for compiling mod_python but it's path is 
> hard coded in src/Makefile as /usr/local/bin/flex. Thus, on many 
> systems compilation will fail unless the Makefile is manually edited.
>
> The path for flex should really be determined by the configure script, 
> and it's version checked, as version 2.5.31 is the required minimum.
>
> I'd like to modify the configure script, but I first want to check 
> that the output of `flex --version` is the same on different platforms.
>
> Could people run the following on their systems and email the output 
> to me?
>
> flex --version
>
> On Debian unstable the result is:
> flex 2.5.31
>
> You can email me directly rather than the list.
> Thanks,
> Jim
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