[lfs-book] r10533 - in trunk/BOOK: chapter01 chapter06

[bdubbs]

Author: bdubbs
Date: Mon Apr  7 20:02:51 2014
New Revision: 10533

Log:
Change lex wrappeer script to a symbolic link

Modified:
   trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
   trunk/BOOK/chapter06/flex.xml

Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml  Mon Apr  7 19:52:50 2014        (r10532)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml  Mon Apr  7 20:02:51 2014        (r10533)
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
       <para>2014-04-08</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Change lex rwapper script to a symbolic 
+          link. Completes 
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3523">#3523</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.14. Fixes 
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3523">#3523</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3526">#3526</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to flex-2.5.39. Fixes 
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to flex-2.5.39. Addresses 
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3527">#3527</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>

Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/flex.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/flex.xml       Mon Apr  7 19:52:50 2014        (r10532)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/flex.xml       Mon Apr  7 20:02:51 2014        (r10533)
@@ -70,19 +70,11 @@
 -->
     <para>A few programs do not know about <command>flex</command> yet and
     try to run its predecessor, <command>lex</command>. To support those
-    programs, create a wrapper script named <filename>lex</filename> that
-    calls <filename>flex</filename> in <command>lex</command> emulation
+    programs, create a symbolic link named <filename>lex</filename> that
+    runs <filename>flex</filename> in <command>lex</command> emulation
     mode:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">cat &gt; /usr/bin/lex &lt;&lt; "EOF"
-<literal>#!/bin/sh
-# Begin /usr/bin/lex
-
-exec /usr/bin/flex -l "$@"
-
-# End /usr/bin/lex</literal>
-EOF
-chmod -v 755 /usr/bin/lex</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">ln -s flex /usr/bin/lex</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
@@ -95,7 +87,7 @@
       <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
 
       <seglistitem>
-        <seg>flex, flex++ (link to flex), and lex</seg>
+        <seg>flex, flex++ (link to flex), and lex (link to flex)</seg>
         <seg>libfl.{a,so} and libfl_pic.{a,so}</seg>
         <seg>/usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</seg>
       </seglistitem>
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