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FLEX: A Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator
Generates lexical analyzers suitable for GCC and other compilers. Refer to Flex: The Lexical
Scanner Generator (ISBN: 1-882114 21 3).
Using and Porting GNU CC
Contains information about requirements for putting GCC on different platforms, or for modify-
ing GCC; includes documentation from Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
BYacc
Discusses the Berkeley Yacc parser generator. Refer to Bison Manual: Using the
YACC-compatible Parser Generator (ISBN: 1-882114 44 2).
Texinfo: The GNU Documentation Format
Details TEX and the printing and generating of documentation, as well as how to write manuals
in the TEX style.
Configuration program
Describes the configuration program that Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Tools uses.
GNU Coding Standards
Elaborates on the coding standards with which the GNU projects develop.
GNU gprof
Details the GNU performance analyzer (only for the Solaris systems).
You have the freedom to copy the documentation using the accompanying copyright statements, which
include the necessary permissions. To get the documentation in HTML or printable form, refer to
http://www.fsf.org/doc/doc.html and http://www.fsf.org/doc/other-free-books.html.
For more information on using info tools (requiring the TEX tools), refer to Using info.
2.12.1. Reading info Documentation
Browse through the documentation using either Emacs or the info documentation browser program.
The information is in nodes, which correspond to the sections of a printed book. Follow them in
sequence, as in books, or, using the hyperlinks, find the node that has the information you need.
info has hot references (if one section refers to another section, info takes you directly to that other
section, but gives you the ability to return easily. You can also search for particular words or phrases.
Use info by typing its name at a shell prompt; no options or arguments are necessary. Check that
info is in your shell path. If you have problems running info, contact your system administrator.
To get help with using info, type h for a programmed instruction sequence, or [Ctrl]-[h] for a short
summary of commands. To stop using info, type [q].
2.13. Learn More About the Tools
There are many sources to teach you more about GNU tools:
• For general information about the tools, see: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/gnupro/
• For help with using the tools, see Chapter 3 Developing with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer
Tools.
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