Patrick Welche wrote: > the program's configure.ac tests > > if test "$LEX" != flex; then > > as a way of testing flex vs lex The common motivation for distinguishing 'flex' from 'lex' is when someone has a .l file that uses flex syntax (such as %option). If you are in this case, you can use AC_CHECK_PROGS([FLEX], [flex]) instead of AC_PROG_LEX. Bruno _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf