Simple lex implementation.

3 files changed, 82 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*~
+lex.yy.c
+xroff
+xroff.exe
+*.pdf
+*.ps
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+CC = gcc
+
+xroff: lex.yy.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o xroff lex.yy.c
+
+lex.yy.c: xroff.lex
+	flex xroff.lex
diff --git a/xroff.lex b/xroff.lex
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+%option noyywrap
+%x NEW
+%x REQ
+%x RAW
+%x ESC
+%x RES
+
+%%
+
+\\		BEGIN(ESC);
+\n		BEGIN(NEW);
+\<!\[		BEGIN(RAW);
+^<		printf("."); BEGIN(REQ);	/* Beginning of file. */
+\<		printf("\\c\n."); BEGIN(REQ);
+.		ECHO;
+
+	/* Handle text following newlines. */
+
+<NEW>\n		/* Ignore consecutive newlines. */
+<NEW>\\		printf("\n"); BEGIN(ESC);
+<NEW>\<!\[\n?	printf("\n"); BEGIN(RAW);
+<NEW><		printf("\n."); BEGIN(REQ);
+<NEW>\.		printf("\n\\&."); BEGIN(0);
+<NEW>.		printf("\n"); BEGIN(0); REJECT;
+
+	/* Translate request. */
+
+<REQ>\\		BEGIN(RES);
+<REQ>>		BEGIN(NEW);
+
+	/* Pass through raw troff code. */
+
+<RAW>\n\]>	BEGIN(NEW);
+<RAW>\]>	BEGIN(0);
+<RAW>.		ECHO;
+
+	/* Escape next character. */
+
+<ESC>\\		printf("\\\\"); BEGIN(0);
+<ESC><		ECHO; BEGIN(0);
+<ESC>.		printf("\\"); ECHO; BEGIN(0);
+
+	/* Escape next character within request. */
+
+<RES>\\		printf("\\\\"); BEGIN(REQ);
+<RES>>		ECHO; BEGIN(REQ);
+<RES>.		printf("\\"); ECHO; BEGIN(REQ);
+
+%%
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	char *st;
+
+	yylex();
+
+	switch (YYSTATE) {
+	case 0: return 0;
+	case NEW: printf("\n"); return 0;
+	case REQ: st = "request"; break;
+	case RAW: st = "raw section"; break;
+	case ESC: st = "escape"; break;
+	case RES: st = "escape (within request)"; break;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s unfinished\n", st);
+	return 1;
+}