libln.a -- what was it?

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1 total messages Started by Robert S. Maier Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:00

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Author: Robert S. Maier
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:00

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I occasionally see old lex scanners that are meant to be linked with
libln.a.  

The only library that modern-day scanners need is libl.a, not libln.a.
(In fact, scanners produced with gnu flex don't need to be linked with any
library at all.)  Was libln.a a variant form of libl.a?  At least one
vendor links libln.a to libl.a; is that the right thing to do?

I've been using lex since the mid-80's, and more recently flex, but I don't
remember libln.a.  If anyone can clear this up, I'd appreciate it.

--Robert

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