Chapter 1. About Alex

Table of Contents

1.1. Release Notes for version 2.2
1.2. Release Notes for version 2.1.0
1.3. Release Notes for version 2.0
1.3.1. Syntax changes
1.3.2. Changes in the form of an Alex file
1.3.3. Usage changes
1.3.4. Implementation changes
1.4. Reporting bugs in Alex
1.5. License

Alex can always be obtained from its home page. The latest source code lives in the fptools CVS repository; instructions on accessing that repository are here.

1.1. Release Notes for version 2.2

  • Cabal 1.2 is now required.

  • ByteString wrappers: use Alex to lex ByteStrings directly.